Molecular Wars Reading
Read the handout, Molecular Wars, from E.O. Wilsons autobiography, Naturalist. Write a response. In your answer please touch on the following issues:
What is E.O. Wilsons feeling about the presence of James Watson at Harvard?
How did their views of what is important to study in biology differ? Do you personally prefer Wilsons or Watsons agenda? Why?
What is your impression of Watson as a person after reading this piece?
Is the process of science an objective pursuit, free of politics? Give an example to support your answer.