Eric Lander Quotes

What makes evolution a scientific explanation is that it makes testable predictions... You only believe theories when they make non-obvious predictions that are confirmed by scientific evidence. - Eric Lander

We're not going to stand up and say that these 14 things make us human... But it's not trivial to be able to say, 'Here is an inventory of the most important differences, and now go at it and figure out which of these differences contain the signatures of what is distinctively human.' - Eric Lander

We're living through a historic revolution in biology. - Eric Lander

We need to create a free trade zone among different labs in Boston. Private benefit goes hand in hand with enlightened public interest. - Eric Lander

This is telling us about those changes that make us human. - Eric Lander

The more species we look at, the more, frankly, we find that humans are not exceptional here. - Eric Lander

The human genome itself is just a parts list. The human genome with the chimp genome tells us how these parts have changed. - Eric Lander

That's a very specific prediction. - Eric Lander

Of the more than 5,500 mammals living today, dogs are arguably the most remarkable. The incredible physical and behavioral diversity of dogs -- from Chihuahuas to Great Danes -- is encoded in their genomes. It can uniquely help us understand embryonic development, neurobiology, human disease and the basis of evolution. - Eric Lander

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