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It is important to consider whether the sample size selected by the Environmental Genome Project will provide sufficient power to discover most alleles relevant to gene-environment interactions.

— Samuel Wilson

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✓Similar Perspectives

One of the things that got me interested in genetics was the relationship between genes and environment. We are all dealt a certain deck of cards, but our environment can influence the outcomes.

— Anne Wojcicki

Before the Human Genome Project, most scientists assumed, based on our complex brains and behaviors, that humans must have around 100,000 genes; some estimates went as high as 150,000.

— Sam Kean

I have this idea of trying to catalog all the genes on the planet.

— Craig Venter

An important finding is that by determining the genome sequences of an entire family, one can identify many DNA sequencing errors and thus greatly increase the accuracy of the data. This will ultimately help us understand the role of genetic variations in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

— Leroy Hood

Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.

— Walter Gilbert

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.

— John Sharp

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

— Craig Venter

Accuracy in the genetic field will be essential. Errors in testing could be disastrous.

— Craig Venter

✗Opposing Perspectives

I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our parents and whatever kinds of environmental opportunities are available.

— Howard Gardner

While the Environmental Genome Project does not seek to assign allele frequencies, we are aware of the importance of accurate allele frequency estimates for future epidemiologic studies and the large sample sizes such estimates will require.

— Samuel Wilson