Decision Quote by Samuel Wilson

One of the good things about the public Human Genome Project is that the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health…

— Juan Enriquez

The overall view of the human genome project has been one of great excitement and positive press, but there are people who have concerns…

— Anonymous

There is a tremendous amount of support for the approach we have taken, which again is to base our decisions on risk analysis and…

— Mike Johanns

Genomic science, as the newest frontier in scholarly research, is throwing open the door to a revolutionary way of approaching our health, the health…

— John Sharp

Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.

— Anne Wojcicki

The scientific community should work as hard as possible to address major issues that affect our everyday lives such as climate change, infectious diseases…

— Martin Rees

Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.

— John Charles Polanyi

“Genes determine our risk for a disease, but our lifestyle and environment can either trigger or suppress those risks.”

— John J. Ratey

Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end,…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

We’re still getting a lot of the popular conception that’s grounded in the one-way, causal image of the genome. The idea that the future…

— John Dupre

The best approach to risk is to identify and manage it.

— Mark Walport

“Making informed—and ethically sound—choices are the basis of many scientific studies, and Sections 2, 3 and 4 analyze the challenges”

— Scientific American