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> [Are we at some kind of evolutionary equipoise as a species? Or, are we destined to become something different - something, perhaps, even better adapted to the environment?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/are-we-at-some-kind-of-evolutionary-equipoise-as-a-species-or-are-we/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/harvey-v-fineberg-32887_adapted_are-we-at-some-kind-of-evolutionary-equi_920984.png)

> [Evolution does not necessarily favor the longest-lived. It doesn't necessarily favor the biggest or the strongest or the fastest, and not even the smartest. Evolution favors those creatures best adapted to their environment. That is the sole test of survival…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/evolution-does-not-necessarily-favor-the-longest-lived-it-doesn-t/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

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## More by Harvey V. Fineberg

> [Nature is the worst terrorist you can imagine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/nature-is-the-worst-terrorist-you-can-imagine/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [The flu is very unpredictable when it begins and in how it takes off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/the-flu-is-very-unpredictable-when-it-begins-and-in-how-it-takes-off/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [Are we at some kind of evolutionary equipoise as a species? Or, are we destined to become something different - something, perhaps, even better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/are-we-at-some-kind-of-evolutionary-equipoise-as-a-species-or-are-we/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [Autism is a complicated illness, and children with a variety of treatments and non-treatments show improvement over time, which is all to the good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/autism-is-a-complicated-illness-and-children-with-a-variety-of/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [Evolution does not necessarily favor the longest-lived. It doesn't necessarily favor the biggest or the strongest or the fastest, and not even the smartest.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/evolution-does-not-necessarily-favor-the-longest-lived-it-doesn-t/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [When cultural change succeeds, it succeeds because it's so embedded in what we do that we don't have to think about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/when-cultural-change-succeeds-it-succeeds-because-it-s-so-embedded-in/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [We don't have spittoons on street corners any more. It's no longer acceptable to spit on the street.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/we-don-t-have-spittoons-on-street-corners-any-more-it-s-no-longer/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [We've gone from a preponderance of acute and infectious disease as a source of premature death to chronic diseases, which are the preponderance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/we-ve-gone-from-a-preponderance-of-acute-and-infectious-disease-as-a/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [Keep in mind that there are many neurotoxins in the world. Dozens of natural and industrial substances have neurotoxic properties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/keep-in-mind-that-there-are-many-neurotoxins-in-the-world-dozens-of/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [The emergency care Americans receive can fall short of what they expect and deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/the-emergency-care-americans-receive-can-fall-short-of-what-they/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [When you're dealing with a problem as complex as autism, you have to look at it from many different points of view and assemble…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/when-you-re-dealing-with-a-problem-as-complex-as-autism-you-have-to/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [At the bottom of the ocean, bacteria that are thermophilic and can survive at the steam vent heat that would otherwise produce, if fish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-bacteria-that-are-thermophilic-and-can/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [Evolution is all about passing on the genome to the next generation, adapting and surviving through generation after generation. From an evolutionary point of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/evolution-is-all-about-passing-on-the-genome-to-the-next-generation/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [I spend so much of my day at work. I would like to have the workplace be part of a healthier strategy. Reminding me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/i-spend-so-much-of-my-day-at-work-i-would-like-to-have-the-workplace/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

> [Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repetitive behaviors and by some kind of focal attention in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-v-fineberg/autism-is-a-severe-neurodevelopmental-disorder-that-is-characterized/)

[Harvey V. Fineberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-v-fineberg/)

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