The best project is one that asks a novel question.

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.

The interaction of the variation in our genes is what's responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor.

Three billion bases of DNA sequence can be put on a single compact disc and one will be able to pull a CD out of one's pocket and say, 'Here is a human being; it's me!'

Error is far more common than fraud which probably comprises 1 percent or a tenth of a percent of the literature.

We know specific genes are turned on in specific cells, but we don't know to what extent this happens.

Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.