| from xeroderma pigmentosum to the biological clock contributions of dirk bootsma to human genetics. | this paper commemorates the multiple contributions of dirk bootsma to human genetics. during a scientific 'bootsma' cruise on his sailing-boat 'de losbol', we visit a variety of scenery locations along the lakes and canals in friesland, passing the highlights of dirk bootsma's scientific oeuvre. departing from 'de fluessen', his homeport, with his phd work on the effect of x-rays and uv on cell cycle progression, we head for the pioneering endeavours of his team on mapping genes on human chromos ... | 2001 | 11341993 |