Thomas Michael (T. Michael) Dexter
(15 May 1945 - )
English biochemist who was director of the Wellcome Trust (1998-2003), which committed £210 million to the Sanger Center where human genome research is conducted in Cambridge, England.
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Science Quotes by Thomas Michael (T. Michael) Dexter (1 quote)
Mapping the human genome has been compared with putting a man on the moon, but I believe it is more than that. This is the outstanding achievement not only of our lifetime, but in terms of human history. A few months ago I compared the project to the invention of the wheel. On reflection, it is more than that. I can well imagine technology making the wheel obsolete. But this code is the essence of mankind, and as long as humans exists, this code is going to be important and will be used.
— Thomas Michael (T. Michael) Dexter
Quoted in the press release 'The first draft of the Book of Humankind has been read', 26 Jun 2000. On the Sanger Institute web site at www.sanger.ac.uk/HGP/draft2000/mainrelease.shtml