The Ludolphian number is fixed in eternityโ not a digit out of place, all characters in their proper order, an endless sentence written to the end of the world by the division of the circleโs diameter into its circumference.
Richard PrestonIn biology, nothing is clear, everything is too complicated, everything is a mess, and just when you think you understand something, you peel off a layer and find deeper complications beneath. Nature is anything but simple.
Richard PrestonTo mess around with Ebola is an easy way to die. Better to work with something safer, such as anthrax.
Richard PrestonOnce the cells in a biological machine stop working, it can never be started again. It goes into a cascade of decay, falling toward disorder and randomness. Except in the case of viruses. They can turn off and go dead. Then, if they come in contact with a living system, they switch on and multiply. (194)
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