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Life did not take over the world by combat, but by networking.

Evolution is not a force but a process, not a cause but a history.

A scientific theory is a tool, not a creed.

The evidence for the chromosome theory of heredity rests on three main lines of inquiry: the cytological, the genetic, and the experimental.

The brain is a world consisting of a number of worlds, each of which is a world in itself.

Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species.

The observer who discovers a new fact, however small, is greater than he who invents a system.

Nature, in her operations, has always proceeded by degrees, and has never made leaps.

The style is the man himself.

The number of species of plants and animals is so great that it is impossible to give a full and accurate account of them all.

The microscope reveals to us that which the naked eye cannot perceive, and thus opens up a new world of wonders.

Nature is the best teacher, and her book is always open.

The love of knowledge is a divine passion.

The heart has only two ventricles, and there is no visible passage between them.

Life is measured not by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Science is a process of constantly questioning, not just accepting what's told to you.

I was always fascinated by the question of how life began, and the ribosome is at the heart of that question.

Innovation often comes from unexpected places. You have to be open to new ideas and willing to challenge conventional wisdom.

The lithium-ion battery is a prime example of how fundamental research can lead to a technology that changes the world.

You can be 90 years old and still be doing good science.