I spent 10 years trying to find one gene.

I spent 10 years trying to find one gene.

We have 100 genes or so, which we know we can't knock out without killing the cell, that are of unknown structure.

We have 100 genes or so, which we know we can't knock out without killing the cell, that are of unknown structure.

We have 100 genes or so, which we know we can't knock out without killing the cell, that are of unknown structure.

Society and medicine treat us all as members of populations, whereas as individuals we are all unique, and population statistics do not apply.

Society and medicine treat us all as members of populations, whereas as individuals we are all unique, and population statistics do not apply.

Society and medicine treat us all as members of populations, whereas as individuals we are all unique, and population statistics do not apply.

We know virtually all of the genes known to mammals. We do not know all of the combinations.

We know virtually all of the genes known to mammals. We do not know all of the combinations.

We know virtually all of the genes known to mammals. We do not know all of the combinations.

When I started my Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego, I was told that it would be difficult to make a new discovery in biology because it was all known. It all seems so absurd now.

When I started my Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego, I was told that it would be difficult to make a new discovery in biology because it was all known. It all seems so absurd now.

When I started my Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego, I was told that it would be difficult to make a new discovery in biology because it was all known. It all seems so absurd now.

It appears that the human genome does indeed contain deserts, or large, gene-poor regions.

It appears that the human genome does indeed contain deserts, or large, gene-poor regions.

It appears that the human genome does indeed contain deserts, or large, gene-poor regions.

The gene 'klotho' was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity.

The gene 'klotho' was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity.

The gene 'klotho' was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity.

My genetic autobiography can be found throughout my body.

My genetic autobiography can be found throughout my body.

My genetic autobiography can be found throughout my body.

Life was so cheap in Vietnam. That is where my sense of urgency comes from.