This excellent New York Times article describes Eric Lander's journey in science to his position today as not only one of the great genome researchers but a terrific teacher and human being.
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"This suggests a robust biological response. These analyses support the interpretation that the Viking LR experiment did detect extant microbial life on Mars." -Bianciardi, Miller, Straat and Levin
The Phoenix lander on Mars has touched the soil and is getting ready to do some digging
Images from beneath the lander show spots of what appear to be bright consolidated surfaces, possibly sub-surface ice exposed by the lander
... well, not really, but ...
Yes kiddies, we want you to study more math, and then help us out here with biology. You don't have to be Lander. It's OK to be a biologist who actually studied enough, rather than one who became a biologist to flee analytic thinking.
Lander says they knew no scientists as he grew up. But I am the same age as Lander, and would say that even as 9 year olds, wanting to be scientists was more common then than now. Scientists were respected, often famous. It was going to be exciting days. I fear that now, the fact that hard thinking might be required, makes it less attractive.
I like her because she's famous
I like her because she's famous