“Genes are recipes for both anatomy and behaviour.”
Matt Ridley book Genome
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 2 “Species” (p. 37)
“In other words, a record of our past is etched into our genes.”
Matt Ridley book Genome
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 2 “Species” (p. 35)
“Life consists of the interplay of two kinds of chemicals: proteins and DNA.”
Matt Ridley book Genome
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 1 “Life” (p. 17)
“Human beings accumulate about one hundred mutations per generation.”
Matt Ridley book Genome
Introduction (p. 10)
Genome (1999)
“Almost everything in the body, from hair to hormones, is either made of proteins or made by them.”
Matt Ridley book Genome
Introduction (p. 9)
Genome (1999)
“At its birth eugenics was not a politicised science; it was a science-ised political creed.”
Matt Ridley book Genome
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 21 “Eugenics” (p. 288)
