Quotes About Biology

Without the harmonious electrochemical activity of all the brain structure, the very thing which we call "mind", would suddenly disappear from the face of earth.

The more you learn the biology behind your every action, emotion and behavior, the better you become at accepting others the way they are.

Now, evolution is the substance of fossils hoped for, the evidence of links not seen.

The radiation detoxification process exists in nature. It is called: Hibernation.

Human milk is like ice cream, penicillin, and the drug ecstasy all wrapped up in two pretty packages.

Life is chemistry, not biology.

The zoologist is delighted by the differences between animals, whereas the physiologist would like all animals to work in fundamentally the same way.

Our terminal decline into old age and death stems from the fine print of the contract that we signed with our mitochondria two billion years ago.

From a biology point of view, the purpose of humanity is to ensure his survival by expanding his domain into the stars.

We may smile and the dog may wag the tail, but in essence, we have a set program and those programs are similar across individuals in the species.

our bodies often give us electric shocks, sometimes to the tune of dozens a day. It's not dangerous. We are electric after all, which is hard to remember because inside we are so wet. I breathe in and out, thinking we are really machines, fleshy machines, oxygen in, carbon dioxide out. Why am I not aware of this more often, us being such miracles, so well put together? Alive!

And then there are huge chunks of DNA that are just repeated sections. And then there are huge chunks of DNA that are just repeated sections. And then there are huge chunks of DNA that are just repeated sections.

Alas, we are no more or less evolved than any creature. Uniqueness is terribly overrated.

we would not reliably assent to reproduce unless we first had lost our minds.

There are even a handful who like to collect biological specimens. Those with money collect live ones. Those without money become scientists.

Biological traces are acceptable," Hux murmured, "but a couple of skulls would be better.

I've never lifted weights in my life," Shudder responded. "My muscle mass is a natural part of my being genetically superior to you.

We can talk all we want about conservation biology and about the use of science to measure biodiversity,45 but in the real, physical world the real, physical effects of science on real, living nonhumans has been nothing short of atrocious.

To pretend that civilization can exist without destroying its own landbase and the landbases and cultures of others is to be entirely ignorant of history, biology, thermodynamics, morality, and self-preservation.

The average human has one breast and one testicle.

I viewed my fellow man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape.

Biologically speaking, if something bites you, it is more likely to be female.

We may prefer to think of ourselves as fallen angels, but in reality we are rising apes.

The word 'love' is, in fact, the way we commonly describe the emotional feelings that accompany the imprinting process.