To err is human

To err is human and no one is infallible are two adages that come to my mind when reading this sorry state of affairs of James Watsons decision to auction his Nobel Prize gold medal which he shared for the discovery of the structure of DNa with Francis Crick. 

The beauty of their Nobel prize lies in the fact that their article with just 950 odd words published in Nature in April 1953 led to the unravelling of the structure of the DNA which eluded several scientists including the great chemist Linus Pauling, the only one to win two Nobel prizes single handedly. 

I was privileged to receive overwhelming information and content from Dr Watson from the Cold Spring Harbour Lab where Watson worked, including an outstanding set of educational DVD, DNA from the beginning while curating an exhibition Human Genome and Beyond in the year 2003, which helped me immensely.
One mistake or slip or a lapse in better judgement on the part of Watson, does not justify his being ostracised that has led Watson to take this extreme step, and compelling me to post my views on this coverage in the Telegraph.