Science is far from the center of the world for most people: even for many with highly sophisticated tastes, interests, and accomplishments. Bruce Beutler accomplishmentcenterhighly Change image and share on social
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 alternativecreatedevelop share on social