Why Do We Do Basic Research? To

[duesberg] Is Absolutely Correct In Saying That No One Has Proven That Aids Is Caused By The Aids Virus. And He Is Absolutely Correct That The Virus Cultured In The Laboratory May Not Be The Cause Of Aids.

We Know Specific Genes Are Turned On In Specific Cells, But We Don't Know To What Extent This Happens.

Three Billion Bases Of Dna Sequence Can Be Put On A Single Compact Disc And One Will Be Able To Pull A Cd Out Of One's Pocket And Say, 'here Is A Human Being; It's Me!'

Early On, It's Good To Develop The Ability To Write. Learning To Write Is A Useful Exercise, Even If What You're Writing About Is Not That Relevant.

In 15 Years We'll Have All The Sequence, A List Of The Genes Everyone Has In Common And Those That Differ Among People. We Know Only Something Like A Tenth Of 1 Percent Of The Sequence At The Moment.