Quotes About Biology

When one contemplates the streak of insanity running through human history, it appears highly probable that homo sapiens is a biological freak, the result of some remarkable mistake in the evolutionary process. The ancient doctrine of original sin, variants of which occur independently in the mythologies of diverse cultures, could be a reflection of man's awareness of his own inadequacy, of the intuitive hunch that somewhere along the line of his ascent something has gone wrong.

The natural superiority of women is a biological fact, and a socially acknowledged reality.

Every investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach.

Tenemos setecientos músculos, trescientas articulaciones, dieciséis mil kilómetros de corriente nerviosa fluyendo por un mismo organismo y cerca de noventa y seis mil kilómetros de venas, arterias y capilares portadores de sangre. La

I think that in the 21st century, medical biology will advance at a more rapid pace than before.

Every cell in our body is primarily water. But the water doesn't just sit in the cell, it moves through it in a very organized way. The process occurs rapidly in tissues that have these aquaporins or water channels.

Resting metabolic rate is largely genetically determined, but our calorie intake has an effect as well.

Knowing that we are primates, I think, is a fascinating discovery, and a very interesting and rather cheering one.

Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio.

The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.

Often, lectins can get in the way of important cells communicating with one another. And when that happens, the body's response is usually inflammation or some other type of reaction to toxicity, like nausea, diarrhoea, or vomiting.

DNA is a code of four letters; proteins are made up of amino acids which come in 20 forms. So the ribosome is a very clever machine that reads one language and operates in another.

The real problem with natural selection is that it makes no intuitive sense. It is like quantum physics; we may intellectually grasp it, but it will never feel right to us.

I came to realise that Darwinian evolution had no explanation of me as an experiencing self.

We can make life in the computer. Granted, it's limited, but we have learned what it takes in order to actually construct it.

The longer I have been at this the more I think that lectins are the cause of leaky gut and all diseases.

People don't appreciate their intestines until something goes wrong. But I always hope that people gain a little appreciation for their guts.

Women do not adore men; women are amused by men, we are a source of chuckles. That's because women are the makers of life, and we aren't. We will never be able to carry life within our bodies, never breast-feed. We get more than our share of loot and we are, for some reason, incredibly brave and funny and inventive, and yet our role in procreation basically is to get crazy and howl and spray our seed in all directions. •

Bee stings are very educational

You know what the biologists say: Man has reached the stage where he evolves through his machines.

Sports evolved through sexual selection, but they are not crude sexual displays.

Language lets us learn about potential mates much more efficiently and interactively than any other species can.

Other primate penises are pencil-thin, whereas the erect human penis averages over one inch in diameter. Also, most other primates have a penis bone called the baculum, and achieve erections mostly through muscular control, like a winch raising a rigid strut. The penis bone is typical of most mammals. By contrast, the male human relies on an unusual system of vasocongestion. The penis fills with blood before copulation, like a blimp inflating before flight.

Among primates, the intensity of sperm competition correlates much more strongly with testicle size than with penis size.