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Biologist

Jean Rostand was a French biologist renowned for his research in cytogenetics. His work had a profound impact on understanding the transmission of genetic information and the mechanisms of cell division.

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“Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind.”

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Book:The substance of man

Source: The substance of man

“When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic.”

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Book:The substance of man

Source: The substance of man

“It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.”

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Book:The substance of man

Source: The substance of man

About the Author

Born: October 30, 1894
Died: September 4, 1977
Known for: Biologist
Quotes: 82

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