Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbertis an American biochemist, physicist, molecular biology pioneer, and Nobel laureate...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth21 March 1932
CountryUnited States of America
genome human individual program ultimate
In a sense, the human genome program has the same theme. It is the ultimate answer. Nothing in the individual is more causal, more basic.
trying viruses agents
I am afraid that those comments go back to the late 80's. At that time I was a skeptic - the argument based on Koch's postulates to try to distinguish between cause and association. ... Today I would regard the success of the many antiviral agents which lower the virus titers (to be expected) and also resolve the failure of the immune system (only expected if the virus is the cause of the failure) as a reasonable proof of the causation argument .
belief depends
Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.
religious people virtue
I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background.
hands want outcomes
Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge.
errors literature common
Error is far more common than fraud which probably comprises 1 percent or a tenth of a percent of the literature.
community viewpoints lessons
The community as a whole doesn't listen patiently to critics who adopt alternative viewpoints. Although the great lesson of history is that knowledge develops through the conflict of viewpoints.
humans human-beings
Here is a human being; it's me!
independence virtue skepticism
The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.
inheritance evolution schemes
The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance.
projects novel asks
The best project is one that asks a novel question.
variation vigor responsible
The interaction of the variation in our genes is what's responsible for lots of our attributes and vigor.
trying today study
Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.
may causes viruses
[Duesberg] is absolutely correct in saying that no one has proven that AIDS is caused by the AIDS virus. And he is absolutely correct that the virus cultured in the laboratory may not be the cause of AIDS.