Francis Crick
Co-discovered DNA structure, central dogma of biology
Quotes by Francis Crick
The genetic code is a testament to the beauty and complexity of life.
The brain is a work of art, but it is a work of art that is constantly being created.
The genetic code is a powerful reminder of our shared ancestry.
The brain is a journey, and it is a journey that we are all on together.
The genetic code is a fundamental building block of life, and it is essential for all living organisms.
The brain is a puzzle, and it is a puzzle that we are slowly putting together.
The genetic code is a powerful tool for understanding the mechanisms of heredity.
The brain is a universe, and it is a universe that we are just beginning to explore.
The genetic code is a key to understanding the development of all living organisms.
The brain is a symphony, and it is a symphony that is constantly being composed.
We used to think that our fate was in our stars, but now we know that, in large measure, our fate is in our genes.
Almost all aspects of life are engineered at the molecular level, and without understanding molecules we can only have a very sketchy understanding of life itself.
It is one of the more striking generalizations of biochemistry—which surprisingly is hardly ever mentioned in the biochemical textbooks—that the twenty amino acids and the four bases, are, slightly trimmed, the same volatilizable elements required by the gas-phase chemistry of information storage and transmission.
The balance of evidence both from the study of bacterial viruses and that from direct chemical analysis of the genetic material indicates that genetic specificity is a property of molecules of the type known as desoxyribose nucleic acid.
It has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material.
How we come to be here, and where we are going, are the most pressing questions we can ask.
An honest man, in the distinct sense of one with a strong sense of moral and intellectual responsibility for his actions, is in many departments the best, and in all the most enviable, of men.
The publication of the genetic code has shown that life on earth is much more complicated than we had imagined.
Life is not necessary to make proteins; proteins are necessary to make life.
There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the usual scientific article.