“Moving forward will not be for the faint of heart. But if the next century witnesses failure, let it be because our science is not yet up to the job, not because we don't have the courage to make less random the sometimes most unfair courses of human evolution.” IfsHumansHeartSometimesJobsMovingCoursesNextCenturyEvolutionMoving ForwardWitnessUnfairHuman EvolutionFaint Of Heart Book:A Passion for DNA: Genes, Genomes, and Society Source: A Passion for DNA: Genes, Genomes, and Society
“Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.” HumansSometimesPlayStepsRolesEventsPersonalityMajorsTraditionLogicalOutsidersStraightforwardSteps Forward Book:The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA Source: The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
“The ever quickening advances of science made possible by the success of the Human Genome Project will also soon let us see the essences of mental disease. Only after we understand them at the genetic level can we rationally seek out appropriate therapies for such illnesses as schizophrenia and bipolar disease.” HumansMadeLevelsDiseaseProjectsEssenceIllnessTherapyAppropriateBipolarSchizophreniaGenomeQuickeningGenome ProjectHuman Genome Project Author:James D. Watson
“No one may have the guts to say this, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?” IfsHumansMayHuman BeingsKnowingAddGutsGenes Author:James D. Watson
