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

We are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us.

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background.

Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being.

Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.

It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you.

Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge.