On Jul 13, 8:43 pm, Ali Bobo <1001w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jul 12, 7:46 pm, "Dr. Cavortian" <perryneh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > " The Science of Racism"
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> > Last fall, James Watson, the father of DNA,
>
> The father of DNA is Mankind, you moron.
>
> If you're referring to the discoverers of DNA, then it should be
> attributed to Spanish-born American biochemist Severo Ochoa co-
> discoverer of the mechanisms of DNA and RNA.
=2E.. whose interest in biology was stimulated by the publications of
the father of modern anatomy and neurobiology, Spanish neurologist and
Nobel awardee Santiago Ram=F3n y Cajal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Ram%C3%B3n_y_Cajal
In 1897, he published a book in Spanish giving some pretty bold advice
to young scientists: "Advice for a Young Investigator"
=46rom chapters titled "Beginner's Traps" to "Diseases of the Will",
Ram=F3n y Cajal addresses - in a startlingly relevant and humanistic way
- the questions, problems, self-doubts and fears that scientists must
face, the qualities that a good scientist requires, and the pitfalls
and failings of bad scientists.
"Defect for defect, arrogance is preferable to diffidence, boldness
measures its strengths and conquers or is conquered, and undue modesty
flees from battle, condemned to shameful activity."
The book reads like a Poor Richard's Almanack of witty aphorisms,
amusing instructions, and moral proclamations.
"It is fair to say that, in general, no problems have been exhausted;
instead, men have been exhausted by the problems. Soil that appears
impoverished to one researcher reveals its fertility to another."
"Most people who lack self-confidence are unaware of the marvelous
power of prolonged concentration. This type of cerebral polarization
(which involves a special ordering of perceptions) refines judgment,
enriches analytical powers, spurs constructive imagination, and - by
focusing all light of reason on the darkness of a problem - allows
unforseen and subtle relation****ps to be discovered."
"If a solution fails to appear after all of this, and yet we feel
success is just around the corner, try resting for a while. Several
weeks of relaxation and quiet in the countryside brings calmness and
clarity to the mind."
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