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Watson Retires From Cold Spring Harbor Lab

By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
ScienceNOW Daily News
25 October 2007

Ten days after sparking controversy with comments on race and intelligence, James Watson today announced that he is retiring as chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in Long Island, New York. The decision appeared to be the result of negotiations between Watson and the lab's Board of Trustees, which suspended him from the chancellor's post last week. The 79-year-old Nobelist, who has led the lab in various capacities for nearly 40 years, will continue to live on the CSHL campus.

Watson was widely condemned after The Sunday Times quoted him on 14 October as saying that he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours--whereas all the testing says not really." Watson subsequently apologized, but the damage had been done. London抯 Science Museum canceled a talk he was supposed to give on 19 October; CSHL's board issued a public statement rejecting Watson's remarks and suspended him.

Watson cut short his tour of the United Kingdom, where he was traveling to promote his new book Avoid Boring People, and returned to Cold Spring Harbor to deal with the fallout. "I'm going home to try to save my job," British press reports quoted him as saying before his departure. Board members were engaged in negotiations about his fate, a trustee told ScienceNOW.

This morning, both Watson and the board issued statements announcing his retirement. "Closer now to 80 than 79, the passing on of my remaining vestiges of leadership is more than overdue," Watson said in an e-mail received by several media outlets, including ScienceNOW. "The circumstances in which this transfer is occurring, however, are not those which I could ever have anticipated or desired."

In its own announcement, the lab made no reference to those circumstances. "Jim Watson created a research environment that is unparalleled in the world of science," CSHL President Bruce Stillman said in the statement. "We all owe Jim and his wife Liz a great deal of gratitude for devoting much of his professional career and all of their married life to building up Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory." The statement also quotes CSHL board chair Eduardo Mestre as saying that "the Board respects [Watson's] decision to retire at this point in his career."

In his statement, Watson thanks the board for allowing him to "remain along my beloved Bungtown Road"--a reference to his residence on the lab抯 idyllic campus. And in what appears to be a curious, roundabout apology for his remarks, he dwells on the "moral values" inherited from his parents. "To my great advantage, their lives were guided by a faith in reason; an honest application of its messages; and for social justice, especially the need for those on top to help care for the less fortunate. As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all."

Watson's admirers say the controversy will do little to diminish his accomplishments. Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust, noted in a statement that Watson arranged for the U.S. Human Genome Project to study ethical, legal, and social issues: "Jim Watson will be remembered as a unique and iconic scientist of the 20th century."

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Watson Retires From Cold Spring Harbor Lab

沃森因不当言论辞去CSH实验室的职务

By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
ScienceNOW Daily News
25 October 2007

Ten days after sparking controversy with comments on race and intelligence, James Watson today announced that he is retiring as chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in Long Island, New York. The decision appeared to be the result of negotiations between Watson and the lab's Board of Trustees, which suspended him from the chancellor's post last week. The 79-year-old Nobelist, who has led the lab in various capacities for nearly 40 years, will continue to live on the CSHL campus.

就种族与智商发表有争议的评论后10天，詹姆斯沃森今天宣布他将辞去纽约CSHL的高级官员职务。这个决定似乎是沃森与实验室管理委员会之间交涉的结果。后者于上周暂时终止了他的高级官员职务。这位79岁的诺贝尔将获得者近40年来一直以不同身份领导着该实验室，辞去职务后他将继续居住在CSHL的校园里。

Watson was widely condemned after The Sunday Times quoted him on 14 October as saying that he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours--whereas all the testing says not really." Watson subsequently apologized, but the damage had been done. London抯 Science Museum canceled a talk he was supposed to give on 19 October; CSHL's board issued a public statement rejecting Watson's remarks and suspended him.

10月14日Sunday Times杂志转引了他的言论：我对非洲的未来持悲观态度，因为我们所有的社会政策都是基于如下事实，即他们的智商与我们相同。然而所有的实验结果显示并非真的如此。之后，沃森便受到广泛谴责。尽管他随后就该言论致歉，但是损害已然造成。伦敦科学博物馆取消了他原定于10月19日发表的演讲，CSHL也发表了公告称反对沃森的评论并暂时终止了他的职务。

Watson cut short his tour of the United Kingdom, where he was traveling to promote his new book Avoid Boring People, and returned to Cold Spring Harbor to deal with the fallout. "I'm going home to try to save my job," British press reports quoted him as saying before his departure. Board members were engaged in negotiations about his fate, a trustee told ScienceNOW.

沃森当时正在英联邦推销他的新作《避免烦扰他人》，发生此事后他即缩减了在英联邦的旅程，并返回CSHL来处理该事件。“我回国的目的是尽力保住我的工作，”英国媒体在他离开前援引他的话说。实验室委员会的成员参与了有关他前途的协商，一位委托人告诉ScienceNOW。

This morning, both Watson and the board issued statements announcing his retirement.

今天早上，沃森与委员会共同发表声明宣布了他的辞职。

"Closer now to 80 than 79, the passing on of my remaining vestiges of leadership is more than overdue,"

“现在我已是近80岁的人了，早应该移交我的领导权利了。”

Watson said in an e-mail received by several media outlets, including ScienceNOW. "The circumstances in which this transfer is occurring, however, are not those which I could ever have anticipated or desired."

沃森在致包括ScienceNOW在内的几家媒体的电子邮件中说。“造成这种情势转化的外部环境已然形成，但这种辞职方式并非我曾经期望和要求的。”

In its own announcement, the lab made no reference to those circumstances. "Jim Watson created a research environment that is unparalleled in the world of science," CSHL President Bruce Stillman said in the statement. "We all owe Jim and his wife Liz a great deal of gratitude for devoting much of his professional career and all of their married life to building up Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory." The statement also quotes CSHL board chair Eduardo Mestre as saying that "the Board respects [Watson's] decision to retire at this point in his career."

在实验室自己的声明中并未提及这些环境因素。“詹姆斯沃森创造的科学研究环境是其他研究机构所不能比拟的，”CSHL董事会负责人Bruce Stillman在声明中说，“我们欠詹姆斯和他的妻子丽丝太多了，我们感谢他将自己研究生涯及他们婚姻生活的大部分贡献给实验室的建设当中。”声明也援引CSHL委员会主席Eduardo Mestre的话说，“委员会尊重沃森在其工作生涯中的关键此刻所做的辞职决定。”

In his statement, Watson thanks the board for allowing him to "remain along my beloved Bungtown Road"--a reference to his residence on the lab抯 idyllic campus. And in what appears to be a curious, roundabout apology for his remarks, he dwells on the "moral values" inherited from his parents.

在沃森的声明中，他感谢委员会允许其“能继续行走在我所钟爱的那条Bungtown路”，那条通往实验室和地处环境优美校园中的住所的路。沃森声明中还怀着好奇的精神评述了继承于父母的道德价值观，该评述同时也委婉的就他的失当评论致歉。

"To my great advantage, their lives were guided by a faith in reason; an honest application of its messages; and for social justice, especially the need for those on top to help care for the less fortunate. As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all."

“我最大的优势在于，“他们教会我以理性的信念去生活；诚实的将所得信息应用于实践中。这是社会公正，特别是那些位居高职的人去帮助那些运气稍差的人时所需要的精神。作为一名教育工作者，我一直努力去让所有人都能享受到美国繁荣带来的好处。”

Watson's admirers say the controversy will do little to diminish his accomplishments. Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust, noted in a statement that Watson arranged for the U.S. Human Genome Project to study ethical, legal, and social issues: "Jim Watson will be remembered as a unique and iconic scientist of the 20th century."

沃森的崇拜者说他的言论不会削弱他所取得的成就。Wellcome Trust的负责人Mark Walport在一项声明中指出，Wason可能会在美国人类基因组计划中从事伦理、法律和社会的研究。“詹姆斯沃森将成为20世纪一名独一无二的标志性科学家。

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沃森因不当言论辞去CSH实验室的职务

就种族与智商发表有争议的评论的10天后，詹姆斯沃森今天宣布他将辞去纽约CSHL的高级官员职务。这个决定似乎是沃森与实验室管理委员会之间交涉的结果。后者于上周暂时终止了他的高级官员职务。这位79岁的诺贝尔将获得者近40年来一直以不同身份领导着该实验室，辞去职务后他将继续居住在CSHL的校园里。

10月14日Sunday Times杂志转引了他的言论：我对非洲的未来持悲观态度，因为我们所有的社会政策都是基于如下事实，即他们的智商与我们相同。然而所有的实验结果显示并非真的如此。之后，沃森便受到广泛谴责。尽管他随后就该言论致歉，但是损害已然造成。伦敦科学博物馆取消了他原定于10月19日发表的演讲，CSHL也发表了公告称反对沃森的评论并暂时终止了他的职务。

沃森当时正在英联邦推销他的新作《避免烦扰他人》，发生此事后他即缩减了在英联邦的旅程，并返回CSHL来处理该事件。“我回国的目的是尽力保住我的工作，”英国媒体在他离开前援引他的话说。实验室委员会的成员参与了有关他前途的协商，一位委托人告诉ScienceNOW。

今天早上，沃森与委员会共同发表声明宣布了他的辞职。“现在我已是近80岁的人了，早应该移交我的领导权利了。”沃森在致包括ScienceNOW在内的几家媒体的电子邮件中说。“造成这种情势转化的环境已然形成，但这种辞职方式并非我曾经期望和要求的。”而实验室自己的声明中并未提及这些环境因素。“詹姆斯沃森创造的科学研究环境是其他研究机构所不能比拟的，”CSHL董事会负责人Bruce Stillman在声明中说，“我们欠詹姆斯和他的妻子丽丝太多了，我们感谢他将自己的研究生涯及他们婚姻生活的大部分贡献给实验室的建设当中。”声明也援引CSHL委员会主席Eduardo Mestre的话说，“委员会尊重沃森在其工作生涯中的关键时刻所做的辞职决定。”

在沃森的声明中，他感谢委员会允许其“能继续行走在我所钟爱的那条Bungtown路”，那条通往实验室和地处环境优美校园中的住所的路。沃森在声明中还怀着好奇的精神评述了继承于父母的道德价值观，该评述同时也委婉的就他的失当评论致歉。“我最大的优势在于，“他们教会我以理性的信念去生活；诚实的将所得信息应用于实践中。这是社会公正，特别是那些位居高职的人去帮助那些运气稍差的人时所需要的精神。作为一名教育工作者，我一直努力去让所有人都能享受到美国繁荣带来的好处。”

沃森的崇拜者说他的言论不会削弱他所取得的成就。Wellcome Trust的负责人Mark Walport在一项声明中指出，Wason可能会在美国人类基因组计划中从事伦理、法律和社会的研究。”詹姆斯沃森将成为20世纪一名独一无二的标志性科学家。

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