6 Quotes & Sayings By Christian De Duve

Christian de Duve is a Swiss biochemist whose research into the structure of living cells led to the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1973. A fellow of the Royal Society, his work has been described as "one of the most important achievements of 20th-century biology" by Nicholas Wade, editor of The New York Times Magazine. Christian de Duve was born in Geneva on September 16, 1918. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Geneva in 1939, he joined the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research Read more

He was an assistant professor at Columbia University from 1945 to 1948 before moving to Switzerland. He was a professor at the University of Zurich until his retirement in 1978. He continued working at Rockefeller until his death on January 24, 2012.

Life is either a reproducible, almost commonplace manifestation of matter,...
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Life is either a reproducible, almost commonplace manifestation of matter, given certain conditions, or a miracle. Too many steps are involved to allow for something in between. Christian De Duve
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The living world has become impoverished. Species are being lost every day. Energy and other resources are nearing exhaustion. The environment is deteriorating. Pollution is everywhere. Climate is changing. Natural balances are threatened. Christian De Duve
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We have access to practical, ethical and scientifically established methods of birth control. So I think that is the most ethical way to reduce our population. Christian De Duve
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We know that once we stop learning and call ourselves learned, we become useless members of the scientific society. Christian De Duve
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The cost of our success is the exhaustion of natural resources, leading to energy crises, climate change, pollution, and the destruction of our habitat. If you exhaust natural resources, there will be nothing left for your children. If we continue in the same direction, humankind is headed for some frightful ordeals, if not extinction. Christian De Duve