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To: LindyBill who wrote (567866)	12/10/2014 3:58:19 AM
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Russia's Usmanov to give back Watson's auctioned Nobel medal bbc.com Russia's richest man has revealed that he bought US scientist James Watson's Nobel Prize gold medal, and intends to return it to him. Steel and telecoms tycoon Alisher Usmanov said Mr Watson "deserved" the medal, and that he was "distressed" the scientist had felt forced to sell it. Mr Usmanov said in a statement that he was the anonymous telephone bidder who bought the medal at a Christie's auction last week. "In my opinion, a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognising his achievements is unacceptable," he added. "James Watson is one of the greatest biologists in the history of mankind and his award for the discovery of DNA structure must belong to him."