Edward Rubin
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Edward Rubin, a geneticist, is a pioneer in the study of DNA sequences that do not code for genes but rather play an important role in regulating gene expression. Rubin, who played a major role in the final phase of sequencing the human genome, has worked throughout his scientific career to develop computational and biological approaches to decipher the information encoded by the sequence of the genome.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2006
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Ray C. Anderson, Carpet-company executive and environmental activist
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Ray C. Anderson, a famous businessman known for his concern for the environment, is an industrial engineer who founded his own carpet manufacturing company 'Interface' in the year 1973. In the period from 1994-1999, the value of his company's stock rose 70 percent, profits increased 81 percent and annual sales grew 77 percent due to his initiatives towards the environment.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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