Now, as the world's scientists focus with increasing intensity on transforming the genetic codes of every living creature into information that can be used to treat and ultimately prevent disease, Shenzhen is home to a different kind of factory: B.G.I., formerly called Beijing Genomics Institute, the world's largest genetic-research center.
Michael Specter0
Next quotes
Michael Specter:
With a hundred and seventy-eight machines to sequence the precise order of the billions of chemicalMichael Specter:
Much of modern molecular biology and microbiology has been based on the effort to decipher the basiMichael Specter:
I have covered wars, before the epidemic began and since. They are all ugly and painful and unjust,Michael Specter:
Why do people refuse to vaccinate their children against measles or whooping cough? In many cases,Michael Specter:
It is not possible to assert publicly that Monsanto is anything other than venal without being accuMichael Specter:
By themselves, genetically engineered crops will not end hunger or improve health or bolster the ecMichael Specter:
If caught early, Lyme is easily treated with antibiotics. But activists, and many researchers, haveMichael Specter:
The numbers matter: underreporting of Lyme disease obscures the true burden of the illnesses, on inMichael Specter:
For decades, Barbara Walters has been described as a broadcast pioneer - and with good reason. In 1Michael Specter:
There has never been a verified scientific report that chelation therapy, a gluten-free diet, or an