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“What does gene A do? What does gene B do? What does it do in different contexts? What's its importance? We know the answer to that for a very small number of genes, the ones that made themselves evident many years ago.”

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David Baltimore

David Baltimore is an American biologist born on March 7, 1938. He has made significant contributions to the field of molecular biology, particularly in the study of retroviruses and gene regulation. Baltimore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1975 for his research on RNA tumor viruses. more

“The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down discriminatory legislation, including past Supreme Court decisions, affirming the fundamental rights to marry the person you love, overrules a majority decision.”

“But I'd say my best boss was Tom Barr, who was a partner at Cravath, Swain & Moore in the 1960s. It's because I learned so much from him.”

Partners Boss Toms 1960s

Author:David Boies

“I made a penny for each paper delivered every day, plus 2 cents for Sunday papers. I had 120 customers. For a 10-year-old kid in the 1940s, that was a lot of money.”

Years Made Kids Paper Customers Sunday Plus Cents Lots Of Money Papers Pennies

Author:David Boies

“I was a paper boy, beginning the summer between my fourth-grade and fifth-grade years.”

Years Boys Paper Summer Grades Fourth Fifth Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Author:David Boies

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