--- title: "6 Genes Quotes By Robert Winston" description: "6 Genes quotes by Robert Winston. Plus more from Robert Winston and more Genes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/robert-winston-7323_deals_of-course-it-is-a-very-simple-matter-to_110510.jpg" --- > [Of course it is a very simple matter to identify genes which might modify intelligence or memory and start thinking about whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/of-course-it-is-a-very-simple-matter-to-identify-genes-which-might/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/robert-winston-7323_deals_of-course-it-is-a-very-simple-matter-to_110510.jpg) > [You can now modify the genes of large animals, and the largest animal we are concerned with is the human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/you-can-now-modify-the-genes-of-large-animals-and-the-largest-animal/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/robert-winston-7323_animal_you-can-now-modify-the-genes-of-large-an_1150986.jpg) > [One of the most important aspects of what makes us who we are is neither straight genes or straight environment but actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/one-of-the-most-important-aspects-of-what-makes-us-who-we-are-is/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/robert-winston-7323_actually_one-of-the-most-important-aspects-of-wha_1829304.jpg) > [Now we have technology where we can modify the genomics of individuals by gene transfer and genetic meddling, we may find that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/now-we-have-technology-where-we-can-modify-the-genomics-of/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/robert-winston-7323_beauty_now-we-have-technology-where-we-can-modi_1901111.jpg) > [Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/man-is-a-competitive-creature-and-the-seeds-of-conflict-are-built/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/715/robert-winston-7323_built_man-is-a-competitive-creature-and-the-se_2237422.jpg) > [While nobody has identified any gene for religion, there are certainly some candidate genes that may influence human personality and confer a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/while-nobody-has-identified-any-gene-for-religion-there-are-certainly/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/robert-winston-7323_brain_while-nobody-has-identified-any-gene-for_2678904.jpg) ## Other authors on Genes ## More by Robert Winston > [Although religion might be useful in developing a solid moral framework - and enforcing it - we can quite easily develop moral intuitions without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/although-religion-might-be-useful-in-developing-a-solid-moral/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [I don't much like being a public figure, because so often how people appear is not how they really are, and I think one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/i-don-t-much-like-being-a-public-figure-because-so-often-how-people/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [Women of child-bearing age steadily run out of eggs by the continuous process of cell death. While reading a copy of the 'Guardian' carefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/women-of-child-bearing-age-steadily-run-out-of-eggs-by-the-continuous/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [Of course it is a very simple matter to identify genes which might modify intelligence or memory and start thinking about whether you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/of-course-it-is-a-very-simple-matter-to-identify-genes-which-might/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [Following 25 children for the TV series 'Child of Our Time' has been extraordinary. The BBC's original plan was to commemorate the new millennium.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/following-25-children-for-the-tv-series-child-of-our-time-has-been/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [I don't believe in regretting - one should try to move on. My mum was good at that. She was deeply in love with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/i-don-t-believe-in-regretting-one-should-try-to-move-on-my-mum-was/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [I don't think you can impose limits on science because the very nature of homo sapiens is that he - she - is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/i-don-t-think-you-can-impose-limits-on-science-because-the-very/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [When I look in the mirror, I am slightly reminded of self-portraits by Durer and by Rembrandt, because they both show a degree of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/when-i-look-in-the-mirror-i-am-slightly-reminded-of-self-portraits-by/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [Surgeons always underestimate the pain and disability involved in what they do to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/surgeons-always-underestimate-the-pain-and-disability-involved-in/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [Carbon dioxide is unusual because it doesn't go through the usual three phases of matter, from solid to liquid to gas, but it goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/carbon-dioxide-is-unusual-because-it-doesn-t-go-through-the-usual/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [However you define God, and whether you believe in God or not, the world we live in has been shaped by the universal human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/however-you-define-god-and-whether-you-believe-in-god-or-not-the/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [I remember eating in school in the years after the Second World War. Most of my friends had miserable portions of Spam with an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/i-remember-eating-in-school-in-the-years-after-the-second-world-war/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [As parents, can we counter the effect of television violence? One worrying feature in Britain is that so many TV sets are in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/as-parents-can-we-counter-the-effect-of-television-violence-one/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [I'm a traditional Jew with an orthodox background, and it informs much of my approach to science. Of course I think it's very important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/i-m-a-traditional-jew-with-an-orthodox-background-and-it-informs-much/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) > [Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-winston/robots-may-cut-down-on-infection-and-mean-a-consultant-can-see-more/) [Robert Winston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-winston/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genes/robert-winston/#itemlist", "name": "6 Genes Quotes By Robert Winston", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Of course it is a very simple matter to identify genes which might modify intelligence or memory and start thinking about whether you want to enhance a human, and the next generation is going to have to deal with that issue. 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