Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being.

Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.

Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge.

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.

The community as a whole doesn't listen patiently to critics who adopt alternative viewpoints. Although the great lesson of history is that knowledge develops through the conflict of viewpoints.

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background.

The interaction of the variation in our genes is what's responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor.