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There were long stretches of DNA in between genes that didn't seem to be doing very much; some even referred to these as "junk DNA," though a certain amount of hubris was required for anyone to call any part of the genome "junk," given our level of ignorance.


Francis S. Collins


#biology #dna #hubris #human-genome #ignorance

Some people with Tourette's have flinging tics- sudden, seemingly motiveless urges or compulsions to throw objects..... (I see somewhat similar flinging behaviors- though not tics- in my two year old godson, now in a stage of primal antinomianism and anarchy)


Oliver Sacks


#neurology #science #tourette-s #science

The ideology and philosophy of neo-Darwinism which is sold by its adepts as a scientific theoretical foundation of biology seriously hampers the development of science and hides from students the field’s real problems.


Vladimir L. Voeikov


#darwin #darwinism #evolution #macro-evolution #macroevolution

We cannot fathom the marvelous complexity of an organic being; but on the hypothesis here advanced this complexity is much increased. Each living creature must be looked at as a microcosm--a little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as the stars in heaven.


Charles Darwin


#microbiology #science #science

Size does matter. Nano even better.


Toba Beta


#science #technology #science

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a completely ad hoc plot device.


David Langford


#technology #vision #science

The best ship, the best culture, the best knowledge, is the one which allows us to go farther, explore more territories or oceans of reality, and have the least damaging leaks possible.


Jesús Zamora-Bonilla


#philosophy #science #science

Everything can't be explained by some general biological phrase.


Nella Larsen


#science #science

As they walked, it seemed almost every building had some similar contrivance as decoration, adorning the street in a cacophony of clangs, bangs and whirs. The street’s surroundings danced with steam and smoke, the scent of oil and grease its perfume.


A.F. Stewart


#anthology #classic-literature #mechanical #science-fiction #steampunk

They made a science out of people?" she said. "What a crazy science that must be." --"Mr. Z


Kurt Vonnegut


#sociology #science






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