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“The drive to want to know is innate in people. You cannot influence this. I think in contrast it is harmful if you push kids too far in a particular direction.”

Quote by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

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Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is a German developmental biologist renowned for her pioneering work in fruit fly embryonic development. She was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research on the critical role of gene regulation in early embryonic development in fruit flies. more

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