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A mutation can create an alternative form of a phenomenon - a phenotype or trait - and we can learn a lot by seeing this alternative state. Once I saw a mouse with no eyelids. It simply had a membrane over the eyes. I found it fascinating that there is a single gene required for eyelids to develop.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Alternative Create Develop Eyes Fascinating Form Found Gene Had Learn Lot Mouse Mutation Once Over Phenomenon Required Saw Seeing Simply Single State Trait

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I grew up hoping that my father might win a Nobel Prize.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Father Grew Hoping Might Nobel Nobel Prize Prize Up Win

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If we think of the immune system as a machine, then we are far from even knowing all of its parts.

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Topics: Even Far Immune Knowing Machine Parts System Then Think

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Autoimmunity is probably the next frontier. The majority of cases of autoimmune disease result from a complex genetic problem that has environmental influences. It is a colossal task for the immune system to maintain tolerance to self and yet be ready to react to everything in the world around us.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Around Cases Colossal Complex Disease Environmental Everything Frontier Genetic Immune Influences Maintain Majority Next Problem React Ready Result Self System Task Tolerance Us World

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Chance leads to discoveries, and mutagenesis is a way to enhance one's chances of finding a surprise. Often it is the exceptional observations that lead to advances; once you understand exceptions, you understand the whole picture.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Advances Chance Chances Discoveries Enhance Exceptional Exceptions Finding Lead Leads Observations Often Once Picture Surprise Understand Way Whole You

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People may have said that without symptoms, you can't transmit Ebola. I'm not sure about that being 100 percent true. There's a lot of variation with viruses.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: About Being Lot May People Percent Said Sure Symptoms Transmit True Variation Viruses Without You

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If you really want to isolate a disease, then you have to isolate the people who carry it.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Carry Disease Isolate People Really Then Want Who You

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The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Award Each Effect Family Feels Friends Friends And Family Happy Like Me Much Nicest Part Perhaps Prize Proud Received Relationship Them Though Too Very Way

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I felt I ought not to be wasting time, and I hurried to graduate from high school to enroll at UCSD. I also hurried to finish college, to go on to higher studies. By the time I was in my teens, I had a strong sense of mission, wanting to discover something important or solve a major problem in biology or medicine.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Also Biology By The Time College Discover Felt Finish Go Graduate Had High High School Higher Important Major Major Problem Medicine Mission Ought Problem School Sense Solve Something Strong Strong Sense Studies Teens Time Wanting Wasting Wasting Time

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Science is far from the center of the world for most people: even for many with highly sophisticated tastes, interests, and accomplishments.

~Bruce Beutler

Topics: Accomplishments Center Even Far Highly Interests Many Most People Science Sophisticated Tastes World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: December 29th, 1957

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