Genetic Engineering Quotes

26 quotes by 20 authors

Science is dangerous. There is no question but that poison gas, genetic engineering, and nuclear weapons and power stations are terrifying. It may be that… — Isaac Asimov
If I were 21 years old, I would go into biotechnology or genetic engineering. — Larry Ellison
Techniques such as genetic engineering, psychoactive drugs and electronic control of the brain make possible a transformation of the species into docile, fully-obedient, 'safe' organisms. — William Sims
"With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow… — Stephen Hawking
Genetic engineering has never been about saving the world, it's about controlling the world. — Vandana Shiva
I see nothing wrong ethically with the idea of correcting single gene defects through genetic engineering. But I am concerned about any other kind of… — Ian Wilmut
It is difficult to imagine a greater imposition than adding genes to future generations that changes the nature of future people. — Ian Wilmut
Renegade scientists and totalitarian loonies are not the folks most likely to abuse genetic engineering. You and I are-not because we are bad but because… — Arthur Caplan
The pressures for human cloning are powerful; but, although it seems likely that somebody, at some time, will attempt it, we need not assume that… — Ian Wilmut
The time to talk about it [genetic engineering to improve a baby's genes] in schools and churches and magazines and debate societies is now. If… — Arthur Caplan
India has the opportunity to be a leader in genetic engineering, It has institutions that no other country has. — Nina Fedoroff
One of the really remarkably beneficial aspects of genetic engineering is that much of the previous methodology for controlling pests and so forth is through… — Nina Fedoroff
With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species may literally collapse. — Dee Hock
Nuclear weapons need large facilities, but genetic engineering can be done in a small lab. You can't regulate every lab in the world. The danger… — Stephen Hawking
With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow… — Stephen Hawking
I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway. — James Lovelock
The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behaviour control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads,… — Lewis Thomas
Transhumanism is the ethics and science of using things like biological and genetic engineering to transform our bodies and make us a more powerful species. — Dan Brown
All the food we eat, whether Brussels sprouts or pork bellies, has been modified by mankind. Genetic engineering is only one particularly powerful way to… — Michael Specter
If vampires were a separate species, and they were into genetic engineering, what would they engineer for? — Octavia E. Butler

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