Haemoglobin is a very large molecule by ordinary standards, containing about ten thousand atoms, but the chances are that your haemoglobin and mine are identical, and significantly different from that of a pig or horse. You may be impressed by how much human beings differ from one another, but if you were to look into the fine details of the molecules of which they are constructed, you would be astonished by their similarity.

It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action.

If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.

Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help.

If, for example, all the codons are triplets, then in addition to the correct reading of the message, there are two incorrect readings which we shall obtain if we do not start the grouping into sets of three at the right place.

Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children.