William M. Muir
is Professor of Genetics, Departments of Animal Sciences and Molecular Evolutionary Genetics
Dr. Muir is Professor of genetics at Purdue University. He is a recipient of the Animal Well-Being Award, American Poultry Science Association, and Merck Research Award for Achievement. He has served as an advisor to corporations, universities, non-governmental and government agencies with respect to genomics, animal biotechnology, breeding, and animal wellbeing. Professor Muir has served on the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Counsel on biotechnology; has over 155 publications and edited the book Poultry Genetics, Breeding, and Biotechnology; and has received over $11.5 million in sponsored research from government and industry sources.
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William M. Muir
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William M. Muir
July 11, 2016
When the Strong Outbreed the Weak: An Interview with William Muir
Muir’s experiments reveal a tremendous naiveté in the idea that creating a good society is merely a matter of selecting the “best” individuals. A good society requires members working together to create what cannot be produced alone, or at least to refrain from exploiting each other.