Eric Lander Quotes on Medicine & Medical (3 Quotes)

The goal is not just butterfly collecting or mammal collecting to simply describe mammals. All of that comparative work across mammals is about informing the human genome for medicine. Until we actually understand all the working parts within our genome, we won't really be able to practice the most informed medicine.

Evolutionary analysis is a handmaiden to human medicine.

I think it means that we'll be able to track down the actual causes of disease, ... What most folks don't realize we don't know the cause of asthma, of heart disease, of diabetes or hypertension.