Needs create organs; disuse causes their diminishment—such i... - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

This quote is attributed to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

"Needs create organs; disuse causes their diminishment—such is the way of life."

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Nature

Naturalist and Biologist French 1744–1829

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