I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background. — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
In 15 years we'll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has in common and those that differ among… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you. — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
Three billion bases of DNA sequence can be put on a single compact disc and one will be able to pull a CD out… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
We know specific genes are turned on in specific cells, but we don't know to what extent this happens. — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being. — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
The community as a whole doesn't listen patiently to critics who adopt alternative viewpoints. Although the great lesson of history is that knowledge develops… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer,… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
I am afraid that those comments go back to the late 80's. At that time I was a skeptic - the argument based on… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
Biology will tell you a lot of things, but there are many that it can not explain and you need to look at physics… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
