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Eradication of microbial disease is a will-o'-the-wisp; pursuing it leads into a morass of hazy biological concepts and half truths.

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The general formula of [ecological] management for the future might be, think globally and act locally.

René Dubos

Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.

René Dubos

René Dubos

René Dubos

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Born: February 20, 1901

Died: February 20, 1982 (aged 81)

Bio: René Jules Dubos was a French-born American microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book So Human An Animal.

Known for:

So Human an Animal (1968)
A God within (1972)
Mirage of health (1959)
Man Adapting (1965)
Only one Earth (1972)

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