Word: functionally
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...that purchase became a symbol of Venter's disdain for authority, the new technique he developed for finding genes with it demonstrated his brilliance. By focusing on those bits of DNA that were actually doing something--as opposed to the long strings that had no obvious function--he was able to tag the relevant parts and decode them. These "expressed-sequence tags" enabled Venter to start identifying genes at a hitherto unimaginable pace...
...long before then, whole new categories of questions will emerge. For where scientists once studied genetics--the structure and function of individual genes--they've now entered the age of genomics, in which they will study huge numbers of genes acting in concert. "The gene is like a piano key," says James Shreeve, author of an upcoming book, The Golden Code. "Up to this point, we've been going after notes. Now we have the keyboard. You had to have that level of detail to understand the music...
...gentlemen's agreement" to focus on expanding the base of the club by "recruiting" those who had interest in the club and its activities. Porter, whom Lewis singled out by name, went even further to suggest a higher standard, asking that only members who attended at least one club function be allowed to vote. Ultimately, however, it was determined by all in attendance that, in fairness to all candidates, such a change would have to be instituted next year, before the start of the election process. Judging on the basis of those who came and voted, this voluntary agreement...
...same seems to be true of the other schools at Harvard as well. Most of these administrative and disciplinary organizations function primarily to monitor the academic performance of the school's students...
...sides of the racial divide by means of showmanship and what might be called amphibious opportunism. He intrudes himself into every crisis and photo op with the aggressive agility of a pro football lineman; he mediates, he bloviates, he aggrandizes himself, and occasionally, I suppose, he performs a useful function. That is the legitimacy of his hustle...