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...thing with basic research is that it’s impossible to predict whether there will be applications,” Szostak said. “I studied telomeres just to find something interesting about how cells work. At that time we had no idea that it would have any significance...
Since his work on telomerase, Szostak has shifted the focus of his study to evolutionary questions about the beginning of life. He is currently working towards the construction of an artificial cell that can grow and adapt to its environment...
...Evolutionary biology is an interesting field because it involves a lot of complicated chemistry that comes from simple biological processes,” Szostak said...
...Szostak shares the award for basic research with Blackburn and Carol W. Greider, professor of molecular biology and genetics at Johns Hopkins University...
Harvard Professor of Genetics Jack W. Szostak was one of only three scientists who won the 2006 Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for discovering an enzyme linked to cancer and aging. A University of Pennsylvania psychologist won the Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, and a Carnegie Institution cell biologist won the Lasker Award for Special Achievement. Due to an editing error, the Feb. 18 news article, "'American Nobel' For Genetics Professor," misstated the number of recipients of the basic research prize...