On one hand he did create one of the most revolutionary technologies of the 20th century, the PCR.
OTOH he was a denier of the HIV virus role as a cause of Aids and actively supported South Africa's president Tabo Mbeki on a disastrous policy of ignoring the transmission of the disease.
I take that everyone's opinions must always be taken cautiously, even the opinion of smart men in their own areas of expertise.
On one hand he did create one of the most revolutionary technologies of the 20th century, the PCR.
OTOH he was a denier of the HIV virus role as a cause of Aids and actively supported South Africa's president Tabo Mbeki on a disastrous policy of ignoring the transmission of the disease.
I take that everyone's opinions must always be taken cautiously, even the opinion of smart men in their own areas of expertise.