Science seldom proceed in the straightforward  logical manner imagined by the outsiders. Instead, its step forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles. 

Upon his arrival, Francis did not get more than halfway through the door before I let loose that the answer to everything was in our hand.The question then became whether the A-T and C-G base pair would easily fit the backbone configuration devised during the previous two weeks. Thus I felt slightly queasy when at lunch Francis winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of Life .

• What does Watson say about Science? 
• What do you think is the meaning of this passage?
• Why, in your opinion, did Watson feel slighty queasy at Francis ’announcement of the discovery of a model for DNA structure?