Biochemist Russell F.Doolittle of the University of California at San Diego likens the switch to the replacement of exploration by Lewis and Clark with the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

• 美国加州大学圣地牙哥分校的生化学家杜利特尔，将这项转变与当年路易斯及克拉克的美西探险被后来美国海岸及测量署的勘察所取代相提并论；