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...These may be solipsistic questions, but they seem more than idle historic curiosity as we gather only paces from Doc Rickett?s Lab (still lovingly preserved) to ponder the future of the genetic revolution. We know he favored the simple life, as in his admiration for the unencumbered lifestyle of the Indians he encountered with Steinbeck around the Sea of Cortez. He also had a profound appreciation of nature, untrammeled and unspoiled. He did not like to see it reel under unthinking human assault. But as a scientist, he also understood the power and potential of research to improve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ghost of Old Doc Ricketts | 2/19/2003 | See Source »

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