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# Carl Woese

(1928–2012)   Microbiologist

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Carl Woese was a microbiologist.

## Quick Facts About Carl Woese

Born July 15, 1928

Died December 30, 2012

Profession Microbiologist

## About Carl Woese

American microbiologist... \| Carl Richard Woese was an American microbiologist and biophysicist. Woese defined the Archaea in 1977 through a pioneering phylogenetic taxonomy of 16S ribosomal RNA, a technique that has revolutionized microbiology. He also originated the RNA world hypothesis in 1967, although not by that name. Woe

##  Quotes by Carl Woese

> [Yes, I do not like people saying that atheism is based on science, because it's not. It's an alien invasion of science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-woese/yes-i-do-not-like-people-saying-that-atheism-is-based-on-science/)

[Carl Woese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-woese/)

[Alien invasion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alien-invasion/)

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> [Our task now is to resynthesize biology; put the organism back into its environment; connect it again to its evolutionary past; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-woese/our-task-now-is-to-resynthesize-biology-put-the-organism-back-into/)

[Carl Woese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-woese/)

[Biology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biology/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/carl-woese-80706_biology_our-task-now-is-to-resynthesize-biology_1745700.png)

> [The incredible diversity oflife on this planet, most of which is microbial, can only beunderstood in an evolutionary framework](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-woese/the-incredible-diversity-oflife-on-this-planet-most-of-which-is/)

[Carl Woese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-woese/)

[Diversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diversity/)

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