When scientists clone a gene, they isolate and make exact copies of just one of an organism's genes. Cloning a gene usually involves copying the DNA sequence of that gene into a smaller, more easily manipulated piece of DNA, such as a plasmid. This process makes it easier to study the function of the individual gene in the laboratory.
To me a deep thinker is someone who is an innately curious, and deeply insightful. He/she has a profound understanding of the right questions to ask in the face of both reality and the unknown. He/she is not afraid to see reality and what is there before him/her.
Bayard Rustin. Bayard Rustin was a brilliant strategist, pacifist, and forward-thinking civil rights activist during the middle of the 20th century. In 1947 as a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Rustin planned the Journey of Reconciliation, which would be used as a model for the Freedom Rides of the 1960's.