Genes Quotes

475 quotes by 363 authors

The gene as the basis of life. — Hermann Joseph Muller
The major credit I think Jim and I deserve ... is for selecting the right problem and sticking to it. It's true that by blundering… — Francis Crick
As was predicted at the beginning of the Human Genome Project, getting the sequence will be the easy part as only technical issues are involved.… — Sydney Brenner
[Locating, from scratch, the gene related to a disease is like] trying to find a burned-out light bulb in a house located somewhere between the… — Francis Collins
The genes hold culture on a leash. The leash is very long, but inevitably values will be constrained in accordance with their effects on the… — E. O. Wilson
Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative. — Matt Ridley
The great paradox of determinism and free will, which has held the attention of the wisest of philosophers and psychologists for generations, can be phrased… — E. O. Wilson
We evolved. We have only to look at the pouting face of a young chimpanzee to laugh at its reflections of ourselves. We know that… — Alison Jolly
It is hard to hide our genes completely. However devoted someone may be to the privacy of his genotype, others with enough curiosity and knowledge… — Unknown Author
The big idea we start with is: "How is the genome interpreted, and how are stable decisions that affect gene expression inherited from one cell… — Shirley M. Tilghman
Life is not found in atoms or molecules or genes as such, but in organization; not in symbiosis but in synthesis. — Edwin Conklin
...We then examine a particular coding system in DNA and discover that UI [universal information] is conveyed within the genes. Using this DNA evidence and… — Unknown Author
Woven into our lives is the very fire from the stars and the genes from the sea creatures, and everyone, utterly everyone, is kin in… — Elizabeth A. Johnson
Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national phenomenon. ... And… — William Shatner
Genetically influenced behavior is not necessarily good and not necessarily unchangeable. Explanations of bad behavior that appeal to genes do not absolve a person any… — Steven Pinker
Gene Mean, look at our body. Cameraman, zoom! — The Iron Sheik
He has a calsium deposit on the medulla oblongota of his brain, but he is a brilliant man. This man has a BA, an MA… — Lou Albano
Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment). — Stephen Covey
We Icelanders are an excellent animal model for humans. This is exactly the way you find common disease genes. — Unknown Author
Let's face it, you have to have a slightly recessive gene that has a little something to do with the brain to go out on… — Tim Green

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