By Watson

The By Watson subseries is composed of clippings of articles written by Watson. The earliest, entitled “A Syllabus on Procedures, Facts, and Interpretations in Phage,” was published in 1950. Watson continued to publish scientific papers throughout the 1960s, mostly concerning RNA. Starting in 1968 he began publishing articles and essays in popular publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and The New Republic. Throughout the 1970s he spoke out in favor of easing restrictions on recombinant DNA research, which he believed was being unfairly demonized and overly regulated. In the late 1980s Watson became the director of the Human Genome Project, and he published several essays in support of the mapping project. He continued to publish essays and editorials on the double helix, cancer, and scientific research for the rest of his life. For manuscripts of individual works and correspondence with publishers please see: Personal Papers: Manuscripts: Papers, Articles, and Other Works (JDW/2/3/1). For obituaries written by Watson please see: Personal Papers: Subjects: Biographies and Obituaries (JDW/2/7/1).

1950-2009

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Please note that CSHL holds copyright in writings by Watson that are held within Watson's archive in the CSHL Library and Archives, but does not hold copyright in Watson's writings held outside the CSHL Library and Archives. Copyright of material created by persons other than Watson, published or unpublished, is retained by its original author or rightsholder.

Open and available at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library and Archives.

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

The original material is held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library and Archives. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.