If a startup stays in Microsoft, it does not have a chance, because all it tries to do goes against what Microsoft is about. Leroy Hood chancemicrosoftstartup Change image and share on social
We don't argue if drug companies create drugs that can cure humans and charge lots of money for them, even though we all have these diseases. It will be pretty hard to make a different argument for genes. Leroy Hood argueargumentcharge share on social
We are evolutionary descendents of this marvellous panoply of life. And what that says unequivocally is we have an utter total obligation to make sure we have an environment that not only is good for us but is good for all living organisms. Leroy Hood descendentenvironmentevolutionary share on social
Anybody that thought the genome was going to directly provide drugs was a fool. Biological networks are not simple, and making drugs to affect them won't be simple. Leroy Hood affectbiologicaldirectly Change image and share on social
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 accuracydatumdetermine share on social
For some people, it's best for their mental health to know they have the gene for Huntington's and some time in the future they'll have a problem. But to other people, it would be a disaster. Leroy Hood disasterfuturegene Change image and share on social
Data-intensive graph problems abound in the Life Science drug discovery and development process. Leroy Hood abounddatumdevelopment Change image and share on social
What is unique about humans is their individuality. Leroy Hood humanindividualityunique Change image and share on social
Cloning interferon was not something I wanted to get into. Leroy Hood cloninterferonwant Change image and share on social