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The most profound change that genetics brings about might not be scientific at all. It might be mental and even spiritual enrichment: a more expansive sense of who we humans are, existentially, and where we came from, and how we fit with other life on earth.

Right now people are interested in genetic engineering to help the human race. That's a noble cause, and that's where we should be heading. But once we get past that - once we understand what genetic diseases we can deal with - when we start thinking about the future, there's an opportunity to create some new life-forms.

We found out that, contrary to what many people thought, in the immune system, genes can change during the life cycle of the individual.

Genomic science, as the newest frontier in scholarly research, is throwing open the door to a revolutionary way of approaching our health, the health and welfare of animals, and the sustainability of our environment.

In the future, I can imagine that we will genetically modify ourselves using the genes that have doubled our life span since we were chimpanzees.

The problem with existing biology is you change only one or two genes at a time.

I hope that the image of gene therapy is changing. It seems to be.

In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.

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