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On buses and trains, I always think about the inexhaustible variety of human genes. We see types, and occasionally twins, but never doubles. All faces are unique, and this is exhilarating, despite the increasingly plastic similarity of TV stars and actors.

~A. S. Byatt

Topics: About Actor Always Buses Despite Doubles Exhilarating Faces Genes Human Increasingly Inexhaustible Never Occasionally Plastic See Similarity Stars Think Trains Tv Twins Types Unique Variety

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People's genes can say a great deal about their health. There are genes that reveal an increased likelihood of getting cancer, heart disease or Alzheimer's.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: About Alzheimer Cancer Deal Disease Genes Getting Great Great Deal Health Heart Heart Disease Increased Likelihood People Reveal Say

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Once we understand how molecules are formed, we can manipulate them. If you can manipulate molecules, you can manipulate genes and matter, you can synthesize new material - the implications are just unbelievable.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Formed Genes How Implications Just Manipulate Material Matter Molecules New New Material Once Them Unbelievable Understand You

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Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

~Alan Rickman

Topics: Accident Genes Responsibility Talent

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The difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics is a bit like the difference between biology and medicine. Knowing that certain genes increase the risk of cancer is relatively easy. Figuring out exactly which people will get sick, or how to cure them, is a lot more complicated.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Between Biology Bit Cancer Certain Complicated Cure Difference Easy Exactly Figuring Genes Get How Increase Knowing Like Lot Medicine More Out People Relatively Risk Sick Them Which Will

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We don't really know where human sexual orientations come from yet. What we do know is that the evidence we have that sexual orientation includes an innate component doesn't seem to point to the existence of simple 'gay genes' and 'straight genes.'

~Alice Dreger

Topics: Come Component Evidence Existence Gay Genes Human Innate Know Orientation Point Really Seem Sexual Simple Straight Where

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Honestly, I'm blessed with good genes and a good sense of discipline - I eat whatever I want, but I eat very controlled portions and stop when I'm full.

~Alice Greczyn

Topics: Blessed Controlled Discipline Eat Full Genes Good Good Sense Honestly Portions Sense Stop Very Want Whatever

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People ask me why it is that when I portray the 'angry young man' on screen, I really look angry. They reason that it is due to some suppression in my childhood. But, it's just that I can't help it; it's in my genes.

~Amitabh Bachchan

Topics: Angry Ask Childhood Due Genes Help Just Look Man Me People Portray Really Reason Screen Some Suppression Why Young Young Man

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I think the impulse to get to the heart of the story and to tell it well is in my genes.

~Amy Bloom

Topics: Genes Get Heart Impulse Story Tell Think Well I Think

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Growth is kinda built into everyone's genes. It's built into management's genes, the salesman's genes, the investors' desires. People expect companies to grow.

~Andy Grove

Topics: Built Companies Desires Everyone Expect Genes Grow Growth Investors Kinda Management People Salesman

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