John Gurdon Quotes

We need 10,000 genomes, not 100, to start to understand the link between genetics, disease and wellness.

Your genome sequence will become a vital part of your medical record, thereby providing critical information about how to optimize your wellness.

Genome-based treatment, based on wider and cheaper availability of genome data, will provide new ways to customize the therapeutic protocol and enhance our control over diseases and medical treatment.

I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome.

The government spends $30 Billion a year on basic health research and the results have been fantastic for the country and the world.

We do some experiments in humans, some in mice, and there are some questions that can only be answered in nonhuman primates. It's true that you can't immediately say that those experiments will translate into human health, but nevertheless, it is obvious that having an understanding of human memory is going to be important for human health.

In 1973, I left the Rockefeller University to join the Yale University Medical School. The main reason for the move was my belief that the time had come for fruitful interactions between the new discipline of Cell Biology and the traditional fields of interest of medical schools, namely Pathology and Clinical Medicine.

I think that in the 21st century, medical biology will advance at a more rapid pace than before.

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

I have had my genome fully sequenced and have learned a great deal about which medications I would respond to and which might or would induce major side effects, along with knowing many medical conditions for which I'm particularly susceptible.

The systems approach to biology will be the dominant theme in medicine.

Everybody who's a physician, who makes vaccines, who wants to find the cure for cancer. Everybody who wants to do any medical good for humankind got the passion for that before he or she was 10.

For me, the discovery of aquaporins was like a gift after 25 years in basic science.

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician.

It is certainly important to be looking for cures to medical disorders, but it is equally important to conduct research on human health and well-being.

Our understanding of how DNA informs our health and development is advancing at an incredible pace.

Making personalized medicine a reality will require a strong partnership between 23andMe and the physician and medical communities.

Here at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, we have genetically rearranged various viruses and bacteria as part of our medical research. In fact, we have been able to create entirely new types of DNA molecules by splicing together the genetic information from different organisms - recombinant DNA.

I am thrilled to see my genome.

Even if we never cure a single disease, the Human Genome Project and other ventures will have been worth it.

Avian flu, which has already killed 50 people, is only a mutation away from being transmissible from person to person. We have no immunity, no vaccines, and no cure. It is imperative that we strengthen our domestic vaccine supply, expand legal protections, encourage collaboration between the public and private sectors, and advance research and development. These initiatives will help protect us from a deadly viral outbreak that experts warn could come to our shores any day.

There is usually a long interval between important scientific discoveries and impact on human health.

Time and time again, truly basic studies of simple experimental organisms have proved directly relevant to human biology and human disease. An investment in such basic studies is an effective investment indeed.

My fascination is broadly with biology and the fact that our increased understanding of biology allows for breakthroughs in a broad set of diseases.

I think we're just scratching the surface. One of the most exciting aspects of 23andMe is that we're enabling you to watch a revolution unfold live during your lifetime, and I think that the decoding of the genome, in my opinion, is the most fascinating discovery of our lifetime, and you get to be part of it.