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" You cannot look at a person's genes and say with any accuracy whether they are from one racial group or another. "

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" Is my science of a level consistent with other people who have gotten the Nobel? Yes. "

" I've had a very unusual background in science - not the usual route of planning on being a scientist from age 3. I think my story shows that success is more about personal motivation and determination than it is about where you were born or what your economic status was. "

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" Once we all have our genomes, some of these extremely rare diseases are going to be totally predictable. "

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" One important part of scientific training is that scientists learn the boundaries, the safety issues, how to properly deal with and dispose of chemicals and reagents. "

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" Agriculture as we know it needs to disappear. We can design better and healthier proteins than we get from nature. "

" Transposons are just small pieces of DNA that randomly insert in the genetic code. And if they insert in the middle of the gene, they disrupt its function. "

" Now that we can read and write the genetic code, put it in digital form and translate it back into synthesized life, it will be possible to speed up biological evolution to the pace of social evolution. "

" Genetic design is something we can use to fight the lack of sustainability we humans are forcing on the earth's environment. "

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