Decades Quote by Ike Skelton

I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing…

— Christiaan Barnard

In general, I think we should take advantage of all the wonderful medical advances designed to give us a longer and easier life, but…

— Angela Rippon

We are living through a remarkable time where we're translating this investment that we've made in cancer science to new treatments. And they're benefiting…

— Tyler Jacks

I think that in the 21st century, medical biology will advance at a more rapid pace than before.

— Shinya Yamanaka

The benefits of medical research are real - but so are the potential horrors of genetic engineering and embryo manipulation. We devise heart transplants,…

— Martin Ryle

We are a caring nation, and our values should also guide us on how we harness the gifts of science. New medical breakthroughs bring…

— George W. Bush

By innovating and investing in health technology, we believe that we can really change the future of health.

— Frans van Houten

“Arguably the greatest technological triumph of the century has been the public-health system, which is sophisticated preventive and investigative medicine organized around mostly low-…

— Richard Rhodes

So what we're all hoping to do, us researchers, is to develop ways to not really just extend lifespan but to keep people healthier…

— David Andrew Sinclair

We live longer and healthier lives than ever before. Animal research has improved the treatment of infections, helped with immunisation, improved cancer treatment and…

— Robert Winston

I think we're rapidly approaching the day where medical science can keep people alive in hospitals, hooked up to tubes and things, far beyond…

— Richard Lamm

The benefits of biomedical progress are obvious, clear, and powerful. The hazards are much less well appreciated.

— Leon Kass