We are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us.
From Walter Gilbert
Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.
The best project is one that asks a novel question.
The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.
By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.
The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance.
Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being.
The interaction of the variation in our genes is what's responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor.
Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.
Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge.
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