DNA pioneer accuses Britain over slow pace of stem cell research

  • 20/05/2005

James Watson, the biologist who won a Nobel Prize for unravelling the secrets of DNA with Francis Crick in 1953, has launched a scathing attack on Britain for its "piss poor" approach to stem cell research. The scientist described Britain as a "bit player" in the field and said the country would continue to lag behind the rest of the world if the government did not dramatically increase the