This oxidation of hydrogen in stages seems to be one of the basic principles of biological oxidation.

A living cell requires energy not only for all its functions, but also for the maintenance of its structure.

A substance that makes you ill if you don't eat it.

Knowledge is a sacred cow, and my problem will be how we can milk her while keeping clear of her horns.

Research is not a systematic occupation but an intuitive artistic vocation.

I am the son of a small and far-away nation and the other laureates have all come from different countries from all over the world and we all were equally received here with signs of sympathy.

Here we stand in the middle of this new world with our primitive brain, attuned to the simple cave life, with terrific forces at our disposal, which we are clever enough to release, but whose consequences we cannot comprehend.