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Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that it tends to move into preformed establishment modes that say this is the only way of doing science, the only valid view.

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The best project is one that asks a novel question.

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The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance.

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The interaction of the variation in our genes is what's responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor.

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Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.

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We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human being a human and not another mammal.

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We know specific genes are turned on in specific cells, but we don't know to what extent this happens.

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Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: March 21st, 1932

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