British - Scientist | March 27, 1942 - March 6, 2018
The fact is that proprietary databases don't work for such basic and broadly needed information as the sequence of the human genome.
John Sulston
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In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known.
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Whilst worthy in themselves, applications shouldn't be the only way to drive basic research.
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I don't think one ought to bring a clearly disabled child into the world.
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I would say if we can select children who are not going to be severely disadvantaged, then we should do so, but I think it has to be done by voluntary choice.
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The Wellcome Trust is a hugely important organisation, and it is vital that its fundraising continues unabated.
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The myth is that IP rights are as important as our rights in castles, cars, and corn oil. IP is supposedly intended to encourage inventors and the investment needed to bring their products to the clinic and marketplace.
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Title deeds establish and protect ownership of our houses, while security of property is as important to the proprietors of Tesco and Sainsbury's as it is to their customers.
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The fruits of science and innovation have nourished our society and economy for years, but nations unable to navigate our regulatory system are often excluded, as are vulnerable individuals.
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Science and the many benefits that science has produced have played a crucial part in our history and produced vast improvements to human welfare.
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I wandered along to the chemistry labs, more or less on the rebound, and asked about becoming a research student. It was the '60s, a time of university expansion: the doors were open, and a 2:1 was good enough to get me in.
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It was a matter of not living lavishly but enjoying what you had, growing things with your hands, working hard, but not being tied to a nine-to-five job, and generally feeling that there's more to life than money.
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