“If you equate the probability of the birth of a bacteria cell to chance assembly of its atoms, eternity will not suffice to produce one Faced with the enormous sum of lucky draws behind the success of the evolutionary game, one may legitimately wonder to what extent this success is actually written into the fabric of the universe.”
Quote by Christian de Duve
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Christian de Duve
Christian de Duve was a renowned Belgian cell biologist and molecular biologist. He made significant contributions to the fields of cell biology and biochemistry, particularly in the study of organelles, with a focus on mitochondria and lysosomes. De Duve was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 for his outstanding contributions to the field of cell biology. more
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