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E. O. Wilson Quotes: The search for knowledge is in our genes. It was put there by our distant ancestors who spread across the world, and it's never going to be quenched.
         

The search for knowledge is in our genes. It was put there by our distant ancestors who spread across the world, and it's never going to be quenched.


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