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James Watson
Molecular Biology
You may not like everything he has to say, but the man was the first to publish the structure of DNA. People have been elected for worse reasons than that.
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Craig Venter
Genomics
He's personable, articulate, and forward-thinking. If he can push the US government to fast-forward its human genome sequencing effort, could he bring about peace in the Middle East?
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Harold Varmus
Cancer
His support of open access publishing might not have gone over well with Senator Joseph McCarthy, but Varmus's charisma and experience as head of NIH are convincing.
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Douglas Melton
Stem Cell Biology
Given that Time Magazine elected the Harvard stem cell biologist one of the 100 most influential people of 2007, should we elect him, as well?
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Bruce Alberts
Biochemistry
Sure, he.s busy running Science, but if John McCain can run for office in his 70s, why cant Bruce Alberts?
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Rita Colwell
Environmental Microbiology
This dedicated scientist rose through the male-dominated ranks to lead the National Science Foundation and accept the National Medal of Science. 'Nuff said.
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Linda Buck
Molecular Biology
She's already got a Nobel for her olfactory research, and in an age where winning a Nobel can make up for not being president (ahem, Al Gore), why not try both?
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EO Wilson
Sociobiology
Wilson founded the field of sociobiology to explain the social behavior of all living things - from ants to foreign dignitaries.
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Brown and Goldstein
Biochemistry/Genetics
The duo could run on a dual ticket that stresses their work in cholesterol that led to statins. The next president will likely need the drug anyway, so why not elect the men that helped create it?
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Stanley Falkow
Microbiology
He's already served as president - of the American Society for Microbiology, that is, following his seminal work in molecular microbial pathogenesis. Still, practice is practice.
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David Baltimore
Immunology
For some, winning a Nobel in your 30s would be hard to top. But for Baltimore - who now runs Cal Tech and continues to publish - it was only the beginning
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