CHAPTER 1. Mr. Gates, I Quit

major coup: Bishop, Jerry E. “William Gates’s Gift Spurs Shift by Star Biologist.” Wall Street Journal. 8 Oct. 1991. Page B1

accelerated the whole field and creative anarchy: King, Ralph T. Jr. “Gene Machines: An Eclectic Scientist Gives Biotechnology a Fast Assembly Line.” Wall Street Journal. 30 May 1995 Page A1

how are you going to fund?: Interview with Lee Hood at his Seattle condominium. 20 Oct. 2012

Gates said later: “I definitely disappointed Lee” Interview with Bill Gates, responses in writing, 25 Oct. 2014

Bill had not, at that time: Interview with Roger Perlmutter at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. 24 Jan. 2013

I always joke: Hood, Eran. Video interview shown at Hood’s 70^th birthday party, W Hotel, Seattle. 10 Oct. 2008