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Bateson

American  
[bayt-suhn] / ˈbeɪt sən /

noun

  1. William, 1861–1926, English biologist and geneticist.


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He was friendly with Bateson, and he and Mead made a radio show about the Beat Generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

“In the beginning, researchers felt that empirical evidence was strong enough that, naturally, it’s going to convince anybody to erect a barrier,” said Bateson, the author.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

“The result is really interesting and important,” says behavior biologist Melissa Bateson of Newcastle University.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 6, 2023

Anna Bateson, chief executive of Guardian Media Group, said the move came as "our primary obligation is to do the right thing for our readers".

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023

More than any scientist before him, Bateson also grasped the idea that the discontinuous nature of genetic information carried vast implications for the future of human genetics.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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