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Mathematicians have been hiding and writing messages in the genetic code for a long time, but it's clear they were mathematicians and not biologists because, if you write long messages with the code that the mathematicians developed, it would more than likely lead to new proteins being synthesized with unknown functions.

~Craig Venter

Topics: Because Been Being Biologists Clear Code Developed Functions Genetic Hiding Lead Likely Long Long Time Mathematicians Messages More New Proteins Than Time Unknown Were Would Write Writing You

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In large organizations there are discrete functions. I do this; you do that. I swim in my lane; you swim in your lane. That can be very effective for certain processes and in certain stable conditions. But it doesn't work in unstable conditions.

~Daniel H. Pink

Topics: Certain Conditions Effective Functions Lane Large Organizations Processes Stable Swim Unstable Very Work You Your

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I love that 'Black-ish' is a pretty traditional sitcom, structurally. It functions like the sitcoms from the '80s and '90s that I grew up with.

~Daveed Diggs

Topics: Functions Grew Like Love Pretty Sitcom Sitcoms Traditional Up I Love

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I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers.

~David Neeleman

Topics: Airport Believe Confidence Federal Federal Government Functions Government Increased Over Passengers Public Screening Security Took Would I Believe I Believe The

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God chose us to live both in body and in soul, but the body functions for the sake of the soul more than the soul functions for the body.

~David Novak

Topics: Body Both Chose Functions God Live More Sake Soul Than Us

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Straightforward fiction functions only as more Bubble Wrap, nostalgia, retreat.

~David Shields

Topics: Bubble Fiction Functions More Nostalgia Only Retreat Straightforward Wrap

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I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.

~David Talbot

Topics: Around Because Between Both Difference Disappear Functions Important Internet Less Lonely Makes More More And More Salon Serve Slate Still Thankful Things Think Websites I Think

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I would say 'woman' used to be a noun, and now it is a noun and also an adjective. And words change their functions in that way. It's one of the most common phenomena about words. They start as one thing, and they end up as something else.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: About Adjective Also Change Common Else End Functions Most Noun Now One Thing Phenomena Say Something Something Else Start Thing Up Used Way Woman Words Would

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My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved in real computers and programming mainly by being - well, I was interested even as I came to graduate school.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Being Came Complexity Computers Even Fairly Function Functions Got Graduate Graduate School Interested Involved Mainly Particular Programming Real School Terms Theoretical Theory Well Work I Came

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There are certain functions that a writer has to do. In a time of crisis, it is great to have heroic poems, as it was in the Irish Revolution. It's great to have great songs, because people need something to sing when they are marching. That's OK, but it should be on the side. It's not the ultimate thing.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Because Certain Crisis Functions Great Great Songs Heroic Irish Marching Need Ok People Poems Revolution Should Side Sing Something Songs Thing Time Ultimate Writer

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