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Now, the task for scientists is to study how these bases of DNA are grouped into genes, and how these genes help produce proteins that interact to keep a cell alive.
Researchers have long known how to find the function of specific genes, which is akin to knowing the dictionary definition of a word. Finding all of the words, and figuring out how they fit together is the goal of the network approach to biology.
But according to Lipsitch, the genes responsible for drug resistance are much more ancient.
Pinker’s addition as an endowed professor to the Department of Psychology reflects a recent shift in educational philosophy for the University. When he assumed Harvard’s University presidency, Lawrence H. Summers—an MIT alumnus—promised to increase focus on the sciences...
He also supervises the MIT Twins Study, which examines how different upbringings affect twins, testing the importance of environment compared to genes.