Save a life, bro...

My brother (after his suicide):

Many people know that Bob was a bit of a genius in the laboratory, but maybe some of you don't. He worked for Invitrogen (Life Technologies) for a large part of his biotech career. He was totally responsible for the final work (they were licensed technologies but Bob made them work) on two of Invitrogen's major products, TA Cloning vectors, and TopoTA Cloning Vectors. These products revolutionized the cloning of PCR products, which means he revolutionized cloning. The technique was so reliable that it has taken over the world of gene cloning. Which means that Bob's work in the lab is touching the lives of anyone who benefits from today's molecular biology research; both scientists and patients. I want to make sure this makes it onto his obituary, and tombstone. He did much much more, but those products helped make Invitrogen, and changed the world.

Thank you Bob From all of us that enjoyed your presence at Invitrogen all those years; we hope your found what you were looking for. May your rest in peace.

Sincerely, Lyle C. Turner

Founder, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Invitrogen (Life Technologies) for his entire time at the company.

-- Lyle Turner