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Than Quotes by Robert Winston
- Of course it is a very simple matter to identify genes which might modify intelligence or memory and start thinking about whether you want to…
- Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?
- Carbon dioxide is unusual because it doesn't go through the usual three phases of matter, from solid to liquid to gas, but it goes straight…
- Following 25 children for the TV series 'Child of Our Time' has been extraordinary. The BBC's original plan was to commemorate the new millennium. What…
- In prehistoric times, Homo sapiens was deeply endangered. Early humans were less fleet of foot, with fewer natural weapons and less well-honed senses than all…
- Over the past 20 years, I have presented many science programmes on BBC1. But none is, I think, more socially important, or of more human…
- We are more dependent on science and engineering than at any other time in history. However, there is plenty of evidence that far too many…
- We can't any longer have the conventional understanding of genetics which everybody peddles because it is increasingly obvious that epigenetics - actually things which influence…
- We live longer and healthier lives than ever before. Animal research has improved the treatment of infections, helped with immunisation, improved cancer treatment and had…
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