I never dreamed that in my lifetime my own genome would be sequenced.

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

I never dreamed that in my lifetime my own genome would be sequenced.

Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.

I have a son, who is a... not an ordinary form of schizophrenia, but clearly, cannot take care of himself. And the great fear of then, of all parents is, when the parents die, who takes care of your child? And the answer is: they become homeless.

The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers.

We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science.