Science Quotes

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"Synergy is the only word in the English language for certain physical phenomena described by precise language of mathematics and chemistry."
Lynn Margulis
"The origin of eukaryotic cells is the greatest evolutionary change in the history of life."
Lynn Margulis
"Bacteria are not primitive. They are the most successful organisms."
Lynn Margulis
"Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, but they were once free-living bacteria."
Lynn Margulis
"Natural selection is real, but it's not the whole story."
Lynn Margulis
"Cell membranes are permeable, and that permeability is essential to life."
Lynn Margulis
"Autopoiesis is the key to understanding life."
Lynn Margulis
"The smallest organisms have the greatest impact on the planet."
Lynn Margulis
"The genetic code is a language written in chemicals."
Lynn Margulis
"Evolution is not a ladder but a bush."
Lynn Margulis
"Nucleotides are the letters of the genetic alphabet."
Lynn Margulis
"Photosynthesis revolutionized the planet."
Lynn Margulis
"DNA is a record of cooperative relationships."
Lynn Margulis
"Sexual reproduction increased genetic diversity."
Lynn Margulis
"The cell is the basic unit of life, and it is incredibly complex."
Lynn Margulis
"Evolution is not random; it is constrained by physics and chemistry."
Lynn Margulis
"Enzymes are the workhorses of cells."
Lynn Margulis
"Metabolic diversity is the foundation of life's success."
Lynn Margulis
"Eukaryotes could not exist without mitochondria."
Lynn Margulis
"Life is chemistry that learned to reproduce."
Lynn Margulis
"Cells communicate through chemical signals."
Lynn Margulis
"The genetic code is universal, showing all life is related."
Lynn Margulis
"Symbiosis explains features that natural selection alone cannot."
Lynn Margulis
"Life emerged from chemical chaos through natural law."
Lynn Margulis
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"DNA is rather like a computer program but much more beautiful."
James Watson
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"The structure of DNA is the foundation of life itself."
James Watson
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"Science is about finding out what really is, not what we wish to be true."
James Watson
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"The double helix changed everything we understand about heredity."
James Watson
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"The secrets of life are hidden in the structure of molecules."
James Watson
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"The molecular basis of life is the greatest story ever told."
James Watson