The major thing is to view biology as an information science. Leroy Hood biologyinformationmajor Change image and share on social
Medicine will be personalized and preventive: Your genome might predict that you have an 80 percent chance of breast cancer by the time you are 50, but if you take a preventive drug starting when you are 40, the chance will drop to 2 percent. Leroy Hood breastcancerchance share on social
I have good genes, and I also do lots of exercises. Leroy Hood exercisegenegood Change image and share on social
Don't underestimate the power of your vision to change the world. Whether that world is your office, your community, an industry or a global movement, you need to have a core belief that what you contribute can fundamentally change the paradigm or way of thinking about problems. Leroy Hood beliefchangecommunity share on social
If you know the mother's genome and the father's genome, and you see that the children have some genes that neither parent has, then you know that difference is either a mutation or a processing error. Leroy Hood childdifferenceerror share on social
The systems approach to biology will be the dominant theme in medicine. Leroy Hood approachbiologydominant Change image and share on social
Breast cancer isn't one disease - it's probably four or five different types, and without knowing what type a person has, you can't optimize treatment for them. Leroy Hood breastcancerdisease Change image and 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
My fundamental philosophy is that you owe it to society to transfer to them any knowledge you have that might be useful. Leroy Hood fundamentalknowledgeowe Change image and share on social
