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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

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Von Behring-Röntgen Foundation supports ten pioneering research projects in Marburg and Giessen, including Katja Rust (@rustflylab.bsky.social or @KatjaRust) from our department for her exciting Drosophila cachexia cancer project. Congratulations!

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