By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.

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Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a...

Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a...

The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.

The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.

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

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

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people...

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people...

The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the...

The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the...

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

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

Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.

Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.

In 15 years we'll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has...

In 15 years we'll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has...

The best project is one that asks a novel question.

The best project is one that asks a novel question.

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

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

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

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

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

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

We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human...

We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human...

Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that...

Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that...

It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't...

It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't...

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that...

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that...

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

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