We must remember that every breakthrough stands on the shoul... - Emmanuelle Charpentier

This quote is attributed to Emmanuelle Charpentier.

"We must remember that every breakthrough stands on the shoulders of thousands of failed attempts."

Emmanuelle Charpentier Perseverance

Microbiologist French Born 1968 (age 58)

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"CRISPR is a tool that allows us to read and write the code of life."

"The future of medicine lies in our ability to understand and edit genes."

"Curiosity is the driving force behind all great scientific discoveries."

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"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."