Quotes About Genetics

Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, arguably the greatest discovery in biology in the twentieth century, famously said, "If you want to understand function, study structure.

hereditary factors in conjunction with our unique environment are the primary factors in shaping our personalities.

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause.

I'm just naturally quite toned. My dad was like a body builder, so I've got my dad's body. Not all of it, thank God.

Somehow I have managed to delay looking old. In reality I have good genes.

My whole family is quite petite, so I have good genes on my side. But I find it quite tiresome that we have to keep talking about sizes and how much weight we can lose.

I'm lucky to have very good genes. My mother was so tiny she was almost bird-like, and my father was tall and lean. Both lived until their early 80s.

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

I was always thin. I guess I have good genes, so I never worried too much about my weight.

Running around in the grass near an unsecured structure and a bunch of trees is a good way of taking yourself out of the gene pool.

How you feel right now is about equally genetic and circumstantial, but how you will feel on average over the next ten years is fully 80 percent because of your genes.

Happiness is impossible for longer than 15 minutes. We are the descendants of creatures who, above all else, worried.

Good genetics are a start, but I have to go to the gym, look after my skin, and drink lots of water. It's my job to take care of myself and my body. Happiness plays a big part in your appearance too.

We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity.

It's not that diabetes, heart disease, and obesity runs in your family...It's that no one runs in you family!

All of our health is basically genetics.

Boys always get the best eyelashes; it's like some kind of cosmic law. And half-breed kids get some kind of extra help there from genetics, too.

Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.

I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.

My father and I made genetics history. We were the first African-Americans and the first father and son anywhere to have their genomes sequenced.

I hope some of your DNA transferred to me.

Have you noticed how Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen look nothing alike, and yet they both manage to look exactly like their father, Martin?

You guys gotta get a license to drive a Geo, but any doofus with a few good swimmers can be a father.

There is not a simple gene pool entirely free of toxic waste.