Another possibility is that evolution selected creativity in general as a marker of sexual fitness. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
“Evolution is antifragile! While individuals in the population are fragile, the population as a whole is antifragile.” — Rich Jolly Copy Share Image
I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway. — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
A great introduction to cultures is their cuisine. It not only reflects their evolution, but also their beliefs and traditions. — Vikas Khanna Copy Share Image
Evolution isn't over. We are the experience that the universe is having. — Richard Bandler Copy Share Image
“cell-specific lectin Ulex europaeus agglutinin as observed by fluorescence microscopy (Fig.1)” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our ultimate dharma is self-realization. Thoughts and actions that support our spiritual evolution are real dharma. — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
The German Fuhrer, as I have consistently maintained, is an evolutionist; he has consistently sought to make the practices of Germany conform… — Arthur Keith Copy Share Image
This entire process of stellar evolution is by natural process alone. We do not have to invoke Divine intervention at any stage… — Hugh Ross Copy Share Image
My own hope is that, as a human species, we are on a long journey of evolution toward increasingly more tolerant and… — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
If you want to compete in bioinformatics, first you need to compete for really smart people. You need really smart people who… — Juan Enriquez Copy Share Image
Precisely because intelligent design does not turn the study of biological origins into a Bible-science controversy, intelligent design is a position around… — William A. Dembski Copy Share Image
There are many ways of casting molecular spells using DNA. What we really want to do in the end is learn how… — Paul W. K. Rothemund Copy Share Image
Genes are important for understanding our behavior. Incredibly important - after all, they code for every protein pertinent to brain function, endocrinology,… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“Just as the embryo recapitulates in brief the evolution of the species, so did Suzanne recapitulate all the styles of her lovers.” — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“As an anology, consider the word structure. In bacteria, the gene is embedded in the genome in precisely that format, structure, with… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
We're hard-wired by 200,000 years of evolution to be sensitive to the idea that someone might be watching us. They might be… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
Individuals are not stable things, they are fleeting. Chromosomes too are shuffled into oblivion, like hands of cards soon after they are… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
There's a misconception that survival of the fittest means survival of the most aggressive. The adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“The irony, and inherent tension, of evolutionary biology is that this search for rational coherence - for "consilience," as Wilson likes to… — Abigail Lustig Copy Share Image
Humans lived for several million years as fully wild beings: only in the last 10, 000 did we invent agriculture; only in… — Simon Barnes Copy Share Image
My mitochondria comprise a very large proportion of me. I cannot do the calculation, but I suppose there is almost as much… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
“At bottom, you see, we are not Homo sapiens as all. Our core is madness. The prime directive is murder. What Darwin… — Stephen King Copy Share Image