Biology has at least 50 more interesting years.
JAMES WATSONThe pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast.
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I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated.
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Already for thirty-five years he had not stopped talking and almost nothing of fundamental value had emerged.
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Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration.
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I don’t think we are here for anything. We’re just products of evolution. You can say, “Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don’t think there’s a purpose.” But I’m anticipating a good lunch.
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As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.
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Racists have often used pseudoscience to justify their socially damaging views; watch these films to see how science, by replacing ignorance with knowledge, can undo that damage.
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It’s necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.
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If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn’t have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday. On the other hand, I was lonely a lot of the time.
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The pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast.
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There are many people of color who are very talented.
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DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush.
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Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting.
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People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty. I think it would be great.
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One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural.
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We’re not all equal, it’s simply not true. That isn’t science.
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