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You can now modify the genes of large animals, and the largest animal we are concerned with is the human.

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Robert Winston
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 15
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Inner and Outer London
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My first vote was for a communist in east London when I was a medical student. But I've voted Tory, Labour and Lib Dem in my time.
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People think I appear on television to promote my image. That's not fair. I hate filming. I turned down 'Strictly Come Dancing.' But television is a wonderful opportunity to promote scientific ideas. 'Super Doctors' is a very thoughtful piece.
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Whether you're religious or not, there is a real need for other people's religious positions to be treated with the upmost respect.
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By discovering how our minds work, we can improve our learning power and unlock our true potential.
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Parents should talk to their children, even when they are babies and can't talk back.
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I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences.
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While nobody has identified any gene for religion, there are certainly some candidate genes that may influence human personality and confer a tendency to religious feelings. Some of the genes likely to be involved are those which control levels of different chemicals called neurotransmitters in the brain.
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Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?
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I don't believe the fertilised egg can be equated with the sort of human life that you and I represent, or our children represent.
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I'm a traditional Jew with an orthodox background, and it informs much of my approach to science. Of course I think it's very important that if you have those sorts of backgrounds you don't impose them on other people as a clinician, of course.
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