Evolution Quote by Richard Dawkins

What I mean is, if you look at the behavior of an animal and ask, "Well, why did it do that?" and then consider…

— Hal Whitehead

“Thus, for our purposes, genes aren’t about inevitability. Instead they’re about context-dependent tendencies, propensities, potentials, and vulnerabilities. All embedded in the fabric of the…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“That genes explain our behaviour and well-being distracts attention from society as a cause; such ideas also encourage us to accept or pursue chemical,…

— Oliver James

When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive…

— Robin Marantz Henig

If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in life is to pass…

— David Attenborough

“the popular conception of the gene as a simple causal agent is not valid. The idea that there is a gene for adventurousness, heart…

— Eva Jablonka

“The Extended Phenotype,”

— Ed Yong

The question is not whether but how do the actions of a given gene influence some interesting aspect of behavior.

— Jeffrey C. Hall

“It isn’t genes alone that determine our health destiny, but instead it’s our food and lifestyle choices. Genes do not control us, they respond…

— Anonymous

Animals have genes for altruism, and those genes have been selected in the evolution of many creatures because of the advantage they confer for…

— Lewis Thomas

“Despite my interest in genetics, I never felt a particular attachment to my own genes. Some might consider this low self esteem; I prefer…

— Betsy Salkind

“What’s a heritability score? “What does a gene do?” is at least two questions. How does a gene influence average levels of a trait?…

— Robert M. Sapolsky