Ancestor Quote by Bob Waterston

We have the same genetic code for all living creatures. We have a large number of genes that are manifestly the same, but with…

— Richard Dawkins

According to the concept of transformational evolution, first clearly articulated by Lamarck, evolution consists of the gradual transformation of organisms from one condition of…

— Ernst Mayr

When we look at chimpanzees . . . we get this extremely fine-grained view of evolution, and as a result we understand a lot…

— Bob Waterston

I'm fascinated with genetic science, and I have been for a very long time. I always look at science and technology because I think…

— Nick Rhodes

Heritability pertains to the entirety of the genome, not to a single gene.

— Steven Pinker

I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome.

— Francis Collins

Recently, results of the Human Genome Project have shattered one of Science's fundamental core beliefs, the concept of genetic determinism. We have been led…

— Bruce H. Lipton

Though social eugenics was discredited long ago, we still often think of the genome in quasi-eugenic terms. When we read about the latest discovery…

— Gary Wolf

“In other words, the more genomically complex the organism, the larger the percentage of the genome devoted to gene regulation by the environment.”

— Robert M. Sapolsky

While the Environmental Genome Project does not seek to assign allele frequencies, we are aware of the importance of accurate allele frequency estimates for…

— Samuel Wilson

By being able to write a genome and plug it into an organism, the software, if you will, changes the hardware.

— Barry Schuler

“Every new discovery about the genome is consistent with evolution having happened. Whether we find it appealing or not is another question, but personally…

— Richard Fortey