Quote by Bill Schutt

The need to deal with pathogens has driven the evolution of the vertebrate immune system, so it should not be surprising that experiments with…

— Peter C. Doherty

The creator's concern is the conquest of nature. The parasite's concern is the conquest of men.

— Ayn Rand

People think of a parasite as simply taking money, taking blood out of a host or taking money out of the economy. But in…

— Michael Hudson

“Ecological disturbance causes diseases to emerge. Shake a tree, and things fall out. Nearly all zoonotic diseases result from infection by one of six…

— David Quammen

Besides, humans aren't prey. They are our natural enemies. They are to be avoided.

— Cynthia Leitich Smith

Sexual reproduction exists solely as a means to defeat parasites. By mixing male and female genes, sex produces offspring not exactly like either the…

— Daniel Suarez

Bacteria and parasites cannot cause disease processes unless they find their own peculiar morbid soil in which to grow and multiply.

— Henry Lindlahr

Parasites are not only incredibly diverse; they are also incredibly successful. There are parasitic stretches of DNA in your own genes, some of which…

— Carl Zimmer

“Suppose we humans are, as a species, exhibiting disease behavior: we’re multiplying with no regard for limits, consuming natural resources as if there will…

— Joseph C. Jenkins

“Animal populations that for one reason or another escaped control by predators and parasites have in some cases also escaped their own internal controls…

— Jared Diamond

i learned that predators don't intentionally choose the weak or old or sick. they kill what they can, which means the slow members of…

— Craig Clevenger