My goal was to develop into an independent research scientist studying clinical problems at the laboratory bench, but I felt that postgraduate residency training in internal medicine was necessary. — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
Now in the 21st century, the boundaries separating chemistry, physics, and medicine have become blurred, and as happened during the Renaissance, scientists are following their curiosities even when they run beyond the formal limits of their training. — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
Every cell in our body is primarily water. But the water doesn't just sit in the cell, it moves through it in a very… — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
One of my motivations to become a blood specialist was to study malaria in red blood cells. But in science, you discover something and… — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
For me, the discovery of aquaporins was like a gift after 25 years in basic science. — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
Written in 1895, Alfred Nobel's will endowed prizes for scientific research in chemistry, physics, and medicine. At that time, these fields were narrowly defined,… — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement. — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
Well, my take was people of Minnesota, these are good people. They're in many ways more generous than other parts of the country. They're… — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
I think there's nothing about evolution in the Bible; I think this is a statement of religious insecurity. But people have their beliefs. — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
Dad was a chemistry professor at Saint Olaf College in Minnesota, then Oxford College in Minnesota, and a very active member of the American… — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
