People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms. ↗
In specific circumstances the period of aging decline can set in earlier in a particular organ than in the organism as a whole which, in a certain general or theoretical sense, is left a cripple or invalid. ↗
We know from biology that new forms of organisms simulate their primitive form as closely as possible at first, even though obliged to exist under changed internal and external conditions. ↗
That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species. ↗
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny. ↗
The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. ↗