Lynn Margulis
A prominent evolutionary theorist who championed the endosymbiotic theory, explaining the origin of eukaryotic cells.
Most quoted
"Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it."
— from Essay
"Symbiosis is the driving force of evolution. It is the process by which different organisms come together to form new, more complex systems."
"Science is not just a collection of facts, but a way of understanding the world. It is a process of inquiry, discovery, and exploration."
All quotes by Lynn Margulis (395)
Competition is overrated; cooperation built the biosphere.
I learned more from my critics than from my supporters.
Mitochondria are former bacteria that joined forces with host cells.
Life on Earth is a symbiosis of symbioses.
Women in science face barriers, but persistence wins.
The universe is not hostile; it's indifferent, but life persists.
Chloroplasts were once free-living cyanobacteria.
Teaching is the real thrill; discovery is solitary.
Reductionism misses the forest for the trees in biology.
I married Carl Sagan, but science was my true partner.
Microbes run the world; we just live in it.
Doubt is the engine of science.
Endosymbiosis explains the complexity of eukaryotes.
Nature doesn't waste; symbiosis recycles.
I was called crazy for my ideas, but time proved me right.
The Gaia hypothesis is about feedback, not mysticism.
Biology is history written in cells.
Sex is a microbial invention for genetic mixing.
Curiosity killed the cat, but saved the biologist.
We are all walking ecosystems.
Contemporaries of Lynn Margulis
Other Biologys born within 50 years of Lynn Margulis (1938–2011).