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Walter Gilbert Quotes

Walter Gilbert quotes

American Scientist March 21, 1932

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Walter Gilbert quote: "The best project is one that asks a novel question."
The best project is one that asks a novel question. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If..."
It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you. Walter Gilbert
Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant. Walter Gilbert
Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself. Walter Gilbert
Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that it tends to move into preformed establishment modes that say this is the only way of doing science, the only valid view. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge..."
I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background. Walter Gilbert
By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other..."
Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of..."
The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what..."
We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human being a human and not another mammal. Walter Gilbert
In 15 years we'll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has in common and those that differ among people. We know only something like a tenth of 1 percent of the sequence at the moment. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties."
Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves."
Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of..."
The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance. Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert quote: "Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge."
Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge. Walter Gilbert

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