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Francis Crick Quotes: "Unfortunately it makes the unambiguous determination of triplets by these methods much more difficult than would be the case if there were only one triplet for each amino acid."

Unfortunately it makes the unambiguous determination of triplets by these methods much more difficult than would be the case if there were only one triplet for each amino acid.



Francis Crick Quotes: "A comparison between the triplets tentatively deduced by these methods with the changes in amino acid sequence produced by mutation shows a fair measure of agreement."

A comparison between the triplets tentatively deduced by these methods with the changes in amino acid sequence produced by mutation shows a fair measure of agreement.




Francis Crick Quotes: "It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us."

It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was like trying to determine the structure of a piano by listening to the sound it made while being dropped down a flight of stairs."

Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was like trying to determine the structure of a piano by listening to the sound it made while being dropped down a flight of stairs.




Francis Crick Quotes: "It has yet to be shown by direct biochemical methods, as opposed to the indirect genetic evidence mentioned earlier, that the code is indeed a triplet code."

It has yet to be shown by direct biochemical methods, as opposed to the indirect genetic evidence mentioned earlier, that the code is indeed a triplet code.



Francis Crick Quotes: "You can do reverse engineering, but you can’t do reverse hacking."

You can do reverse engineering, but you can’t do reverse hacking.



Francis Crick Quotes: "A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here."

A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here.




Francis Crick Quotes: "It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule."

It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule.



Francis Crick Quotes: "It now seems very likely that many of the 64 triplets, possibly most of them, may code one amino acid or another, and that in general several distinct triplets may code one amino acid."

It now seems very likely that many of the 64 triplets, possibly most of them, may code one amino acid or another, and that in general several distinct triplets may code one amino acid.



Francis Crick Quotes: "The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it."

The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking."

Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking.



Francis Crick Quotes: "A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship."

A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship.




Francis Crick Quotes: "A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong"

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong



Francis Crick Quotes: "The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry."

The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry.



Francis Crick Quotes: "If revealed religions have revealed anything it is that they are usually wrong."

If revealed religions have revealed anything it is that they are usually wrong.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children."

Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Since I essentially knew nothing, I had an almost completely free choice."

Since I essentially knew nothing, I had an almost completely free choice.



Francis Crick Quotes: "My own prejudices are exactly the opposite of the functionalists': "If you want to understand function, study structure"."

My own prejudices are exactly the opposite of the functionalists': "If you want to understand function, study structure".



Francis Crick Quotes: "In the fullness of time, educated people will believe there is no soul independent of the body, and hence no life after death."

In the fullness of time, educated people will believe there is no soul independent of the body, and hence no life after death.



Francis Crick Quotes: "It seems likely that most if not all the genetic information in any organism is carried by nucleic acid - usually by DNA, although certain small viruses use RNA as their genetic material."

It seems likely that most if not all the genetic information in any organism is carried by nucleic acid - usually by DNA, although certain small viruses use RNA as their genetic material.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved."

Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved.



Francis Crick Quotes: "There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the average scientific paper."

There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the average scientific paper.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Free will is located in or near the anterior cingulate sulcus."

Free will is located in or near the anterior cingulate sulcus.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Chance is the only source of true novelty."

Chance is the only source of true novelty.



Francis Crick Quotes: "God is a hacker, not an engineer"

God is a hacker, not an engineer



Francis Crick Quotes: "A busy life is a wasted life."

A busy life is a wasted life.



Francis Crick Quotes: "You’re nothing but a pack of neurons."

You’re nothing but a pack of neurons.



Francis Crick Quotes: "In my experience most mathematicians are intellectually lazy."

In my experience most mathematicians are intellectually lazy.



Francis Crick Quotes: "While Occam's razor is a useful tool in the physical sciences, it can be a very dangerous implement in biology. It is thus very rash to use simplicity and elegance as a guide in biological research."

While Occam's razor is a useful tool in the physical sciences, it can be a very dangerous implement in biology. It is thus very rash to use simplicity and elegance as a guide in biological research.



Francis Crick Quotes: "A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much."

A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much.



Francis Crick Quotes: "It is not easy to convey, unless one has experienced it, the dramatic feeling of sudden enlightenment that floods the mind when the right idea finally clinches into place."

It is not easy to convey, unless one has experienced it, the dramatic feeling of sudden enlightenment that floods the mind when the right idea finally clinches into place.



Francis Crick Quotes: "We are sometimes asked what the result would be if we put four +'s in one gene. To answer this my colleagues have recently put together not merely four but six +'s."

We are sometimes asked what the result would be if we put four +'s in one gene. To answer this my colleagues have recently put together not merely four but six +'s.



Francis Crick Quotes: "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."

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.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Evolution is cleverer than you are."

Evolution is cleverer than you are.



Francis Crick Quotes: "If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive."

If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.



Francis Crick Quotes: "How is the base sequence, divided into codons? There is nothing in the backbone of the nucleic acid, which is perfectly regular, to show us how to group the bases into codons."

How is the base sequence, divided into codons? There is nothing in the backbone of the nucleic acid, which is perfectly regular, to show us how to group the bases into codons.



Francis Crick Quotes: "We have to take away from humans in the long run their reproductive autonomy as the only way to guarantee the advancement of mankind."

We have to take away from humans in the long run their reproductive autonomy as the only way to guarantee the advancement of mankind.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Exploratory research is really like working in a fog. You don't know where you're going. You're just groping. Then people learn about it afterwards and think how straightforward it was."

Exploratory research is really like working in a fog. You don't know where you're going. You're just groping. Then people learn about it afterwards and think how straightforward it was.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Rather than believe that Watson and Crick made the DNA structure, I would rather stress that the structure made Watson and Crick."

Rather than believe that Watson and Crick made the DNA structure, I would rather stress that the structure made Watson and Crick.



Francis Crick Quotes: "This seems highly likely, especially as it has been shown that in several systems mutations affecting the same amino acid are extremely near together on the genetic map."

This seems highly likely, especially as it has been shown that in several systems mutations affecting the same amino acid are extremely near together on the genetic map.



Francis Crick Quotes: "For simplicity one can think of the + class as having one extra base at some point or other in the genetic message and the - class as having one too few."

For simplicity one can think of the + class as having one extra base at some point or other in the genetic message and the - class as having one too few.



Francis Crick Quotes: "I also suspect that many workers in this field [molecular biology] and related fields have been strongly motivated by the desire, rarely actually expressed, to refute vitalism."

I also suspect that many workers in this field [molecular biology] and related fields have been strongly motivated by the desire, rarely actually expressed, to refute vitalism.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help."

Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help.



Francis Crick Quotes: "If the code does indeed have some logical foundation then it is legitimate to consider all the evidence, both good and bad, in any attempt to deduce it."

If the code does indeed have some logical foundation then it is legitimate to consider all the evidence, both good and bad, in any attempt to deduce it.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Exact knowledge is the enemy of vitalism."

Exact knowledge is the enemy of vitalism.



Francis Crick Quotes: "It has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material."

It has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material.



Francis Crick Quotes: "It is notoriously difficult to define the word living."

It is notoriously difficult to define the word living.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action."

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action.



Francis Crick Quotes: "Do codons overlap? In other words, as we read along the genetic message do we find a base which is a member of two or more codons? It now seems fairly certain that codons do not overlap."

Do codons overlap? In other words, as we read along the genetic message do we find a base which is a member of two or more codons? It now seems fairly certain that codons do not overlap.