they have psychiatrists and physicians and academics on this panel and james watson who was the co-discover of dna, the nobel prize winner was also on the panel. and so they had this discussion and it went on for an hour and watson said nothing. then at the end, zero comments. now you know the power of silence. it's just overwhelming. so finally the moderator asked him so dr. watson you have done so much work, how do you deal with aging? so he leaned into the microphone and he said, there's only one way to deal with aging. and that is stay away from old people. [laughter] he nailed it. my wife and i were sitting behind dr. henry kissinger who was in the audience and they handed out this little sheets where you did self scoring. on your lifestyle and how often do you be red meat and how many bowel movements do you have a weak? general questions and then you got points and you added it up. it told you how many years you had to live. how many people here want to know how many years you have to live? as skeptical as you might rightly be about the scoring sheet, it's very interesting and kissing

francis quick, and his friend, james watson.is criks medal, part of the proceeds to benefit the francis crick museum. he decorated the walls with the portrait of charles darwin. he discovered the structure of dna. you don't have to be so modest. (music throughout) why turbo? trust us. it's just better to be in front. the sonata turbo. from hyundai. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. that's why i recommend polident. [ male announcer ] cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. >>> sometimes, we as a nation, we get things really wrong. for example, back in march, 1857, the supreme court ruled that people of african descent could never be full u.s. citizens. the scott decision basically said that all men were created equal. that part of the constitution, didn't apply to black people. slave or free. in his majority opinion of the court, the chief justice wrote it is too clear for dispute. the enslaved african race

it started in 1990, and the first person was james watson, of watson and crick. at the university of michigan. i had been hunting for genes that cause diseases, including for a disease called neurofibromatosis. but i was not expecting to get a call to come to nih and lead that effort, and i initially said no because it did not seem like something i was ready to do. my mother, who i told you earlier was such a wonderful influence on me, she told me that there was one thing i must always avoid, and that was becoming a government employee. you with thatre project? in 1993 and stayed until 2008, but all of the goals project weregenome reached early. it cost less than planned. a $3 billion budget, and we did it for $2.60 billion. a federal project, ahead of schedule, and under budget, not bad. republicans a working for a republican president, and you were picked by her, and then barack obama picked you to be the head of nie age. nih. how did that happen? >> medicine, non-partisan. may always be that way. that is something we should value if we care about our health an

learn more about james watson and francis crick on our health page. that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the cporation f pulic broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

it started in 1990, and the first director was james watson, of watson and crick.t the university of michigan. i had been hunting for genes that cause diseases, including for a disease called neurofibromatosis.i had set up a small genome center at michigan, with nah support. but i was not expecting to get a call to come to nih and lead that effort, and i initially said no because it did not seem like something i was ready to do. my mother, who i told you earlier was such a wonderful influence on me, she told me that there was one thing i must always avoid, and that was becoming a government employee. whatever else you do, do not do that. i had a conversation with my mom about this. >> how long were you with that project? >> so i came in 1993 and stayed until 2008, but all of the goals of the human genome project were a year and a half early, in 2003. t cost about $400 million less than planned. it was a $3 billion budget, and we did it for $2.60 billion. a federal project, ahead of schedule, and under budget, not ms. healy was a republican working for a republican

james watson was only 25 when he studied dna. have you felt the impact of sequestration?you are a federal worker, call us at (202) 585-3883. republicans can reach us at (202) 585-3881. independent, (202) 585-3882. host: let's hear from nancy pelosi on this a budget process. >> if we are going to strengthen right here and now for us seniors, then that is what we should do and the same with medicare. it should not be with republican so they can continue to give tax breaks to special interests at the expense of seniors who are dependent on medicare and medicaid and social security. democratic minority leader, nancy pelosi. , thendependent line impact of sequestration. are you feeling it? i am.: i cannot get a job where my town is anywhere. the budget cuts are killing everybody. , republican and democrats are not doing their job. they are spending money on drums -- drones. it is not cool anymore. [indiscernible] fors going to affect us all the budget cuts. the budget cuts are going to kill everything. 'sst: our poll on c-span facebook page, you can go to facebook and finding