Jonas Salk Quote

What you see in living systems, and in genetic systems, is that the genes are already there, having arisen in the course of time, and when they are needed they become activated. If they had to be invented, the time would be too late. By the same token, I think that the people who are needed to help guide the future already exist. They simply need to recognize this in themselves, react to the opportunities that prevail, and also be valued and be encouraged. It's that very large, and as yet amorphous, rung that is of interest to me. I hope to articulate this, and see to what extent it makes sense to others as well.


Academy of Achievement interview (1991)


What you see in living systems, and in genetic systems, is that the genes are already there, having arisen in the course of time, and when they are...

What you see in living systems, and in genetic systems, is that the genes are already there, having arisen in the course of time, and when they are...

What you see in living systems, and in genetic systems, is that the genes are already there, having arisen in the course of time, and when they are...

What you see in living systems, and in genetic systems, is that the genes are already there, having arisen in the course of time, and when they are...