I wanted to rewrite the code of life, to make new molecular machines that would solve human problems. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
I thought to myself: What are the most important problems that society faces that I could contribute to? And it was clear… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
I see a future in which nature gives us a helping hand. Instead of destroying the natural world, why can't we use… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
My whole interest is, how do you use evolution as an innovation engine? How does evolution solve new problems that life faces?… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
Nature is solving all sorts of problems that we throw at her - how to degrade plastic bottles, how to degrade pesticides… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
Science and technology are going to be the basis for many of the solutions to social problems. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
I wanted to make enzymes that would solve human problems, not just problems for a cell that makes them. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
The real frontier is making these hybrid systems where you expand the capabilities of biology with chemistry. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
Instead of studying what biology has already made, we have to imagine what biology could make. You can say, 'Oh, I want a cure… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
We are going to see a steady stream, I predict, of Nobel prizes coming out of chemistry and given to women. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
I decided that I wanted to become an engineer of the biological world, specifically a protein engineer. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
When I started engineering proteins I didn't know how hard it would be. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
I get these students who come in and say, I want to help people. I say, people get plenty of help. Why don't you… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
Pittsburgh was a wonderful place to grow up - diverse and complex, one could go from one culture to a completely different one in… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
I wanted to rewrite the code of life, to make new molecular machines that would solve human problems. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
I was used to being the only woman in everything... I didn't even think about it. Men were my role models - there's nothing… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
To survive and even thrive in a changing world, nature offers another great lesson: the survivors are those who at the least adapt to… — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image