The nucleic acids, as constituents of living organisms, are comparable In importance to proteins. There is evidence that they are Involved In the processes of cell division and growth, that they participate In the transmission of hereditary characters, and that… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
If the structure that serves as a template (the gene or virus molecule) consists of, say, two parts, which are themselves complementary In structure, then each of these parts can serve as the mould for the production of a replica… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
You can trace every sickness, every disease and every ailment to a mineral deficiency. — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
Science is the search for truth, that is the effort to understand the world: it involves the rejection of bias, of dogma, of revelation,… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
Just one living cell in the human body is, more complex than New York City. — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
Science is the search for the truth--it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do harm to others.… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
[Professor Pauling] confesses that he had harboured the feeling that sooner or later he would be the one to get the DNA structure; and… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
Every aspect of the world today - even politics and international relations - is affected by chemistry. — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
I believe that you can, by taking some simple and inexpensive measures, lead a longer life and extend your years of well-being. My most… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
But I know also that still more interesting discoveries will be made that I have not the imagination to describe - and I am… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
Man's great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization. — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
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