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Bruce Beutler
American
Scientist
Born:
Dec 29
,
1957
College
Me
People
Problem
World
You
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A mutation can create an alternative form of a phenomenon - a phenotype or trait - and we can learn a lot by seeing this alternative state. Once I saw a mouse with no eyelids. It simply had a membrane over the eyes. I found it fascinating that there is a single gene required for eyelids to develop.
Bruce Beutler
Eyes
Single
State
Once
Saw
Mutation
Seeing
Gene
Develop
Had
Simply
Over
Learn
Alternative
Lot
Trait
Mouse
Form
Create
Required
Fascinating
Found
Phenomenon
If we think of the immune system as a machine, then we are far from even knowing all of its parts.
Bruce Beutler
Think
Machine
System
Immune
Knowing
Parts
Far
Then
Even
Chance leads to discoveries, and mutagenesis is a way to enhance one's chances of finding a surprise. Often it is the exceptional observations that lead to advances; once you understand exceptions, you understand the whole picture.
Bruce Beutler
You
Picture
Once
Way
Finding
Exceptional
Exceptions
Lead
Observations
Advances
Leads
Understand
Surprise
Discoveries
Often
Whole
Enhance
Chance
Chances
People may have said that without symptoms, you can't transmit Ebola. I'm not sure about that being 100 percent true. There's a lot of variation with viruses.
Bruce Beutler
You
People
Symptoms
Viruses
About
Percent
Variation
True
Sure
Without
Said
Lot
May
Being
Transmit
The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.
Bruce Beutler
Family
Me
Relationship
Happy
Too
Way
Though
Part
Feels
Like
Perhaps
Proud
Effect
Friends
Very
Friends And Family
Prize
Them
Much
Each
Award
Nicest
Received
In college, I had an early introduction to classical genetics from Professor Dan Lindsley, also an extraordinary teacher who influenced me greatly.
Bruce Beutler
Teacher
Me
College
Dan
Extraordinary
Introduction
Classical
Had
Genetics
Also
Greatly
Influenced
Who
Professor
Early
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