Christian de Duve Quotes

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If you equate the probability of the birth of a bacteria cell to chance assembly of its atoms, eternity will not suffice to produce one Faced with the enormous sum of lucky draws behind the success of the evolutionary game, one may legitimately wonder to what extent this success is actually written into the fabric of the universe.

Christian de Duve

It is as though a puzzle could be put together simply by shaking its pieces.

Christian de Duve

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

Christian de Duve

Christian de Duve

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Born: October 2, 1917

Died: May 4, 2013 (aged 95)

Bio: Christian René Marie Joseph, Viscount de Duve was a Nobel Prize-winning Belgian cytologist and biochemist.

Known for:

Vital Dust: Life as a Cosmic Imperative (1995)
Life evolving (2002)
A guided tour of the living cell (1984)

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