Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that it — Walter Gilbert
The human’s place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance. — Walter Gilbert
The interaction of the variation in our genes is what’s responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor. — Walter Gilbert
Early on, it’s good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise — Walter Gilbert
Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being. — Walter Gilbert
Science doesn’t in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief — Walter Gilbert
It’s easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don’t change, your field changes around you. — Walter Gilbert
In 15 years we’ll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has in common and — Walter Gilbert
I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background. — Walter Gilbert
We know specific genes are turned on in specific cells, but we don’t know to what extent this happens. — Walter Gilbert