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Article: James Watson: scientist, 78, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.(Interview)
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- Esquire
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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I've given my DNA to two of these companies. I've told them they can publish everything except the structure of the gene that will tell me if I'm predisposed to Alzheimer's. I don't want ...