Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles.

Ultimately, we'll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.

Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration

Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you're not going to hire them.

Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting.

Polls consistently show that the majority of Americans favour research using embryonic stem cells and yet politicians continue to pander to the outspoken religious minority that is hampering efforts to develop this potentially valuable technology.

Our goal should be to understand our differences.