Biology, despite the brilliance of its appearance, stammers in the presence of the essentials. We know neither all the properties of living matter, nor all of its astonishing possibilities.


In: Joseph Wood Krutch - The Great Chain of Life - Chapter 11 (p. 192), Houghton Mifflin Company. 1957

Pierre-Paul Grassé Quotes

Biology, despite the brilliance of its appearance, stammers in the presence of the essentials. We know neither all the properties of living matter,...

Biology, despite the brilliance of its appearance, stammers in the presence of the essentials. We know neither all the properties of living matter,...

Biology, despite the brilliance of its appearance, stammers in the presence of the essentials. We know neither all the properties of living matter,...

Biology, despite the brilliance of its appearance, stammers in the presence of the essentials. We know neither all the properties of living matter,...