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A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong


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There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it.

There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it.



Unfortunately it makes the unambiguous determination of triplets by these methods much more difficult than would be the case if there were only one triplet for each amino acid.

Unfortunately it makes the unambiguous determination of triplets by these methods much more difficult than would be the case if there were only one triplet for each amino acid.



A comparison between the triplets tentatively deduced by these methods with the changes in amino acid sequence produced by mutation shows a fair measure of agreement.

A comparison between the triplets tentatively deduced by these methods with the changes in amino acid sequence produced by mutation shows a fair measure of agreement.



It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.

It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.



Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was like trying to determine the structure of a piano by listening to the sound it made while being dropped down a flight of stairs.

Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was like trying to determine the structure of a piano by listening to the sound it made while being dropped down a flight of stairs.



It has yet to be shown by direct biochemical methods, as opposed to the indirect genetic evidence mentioned earlier, that the code is indeed a triplet code.

It has yet to be shown by direct biochemical methods, as opposed to the indirect genetic evidence mentioned earlier, that the code is indeed a triplet code.



You can do reverse engineering, but you can’t do reverse hacking.

You can do reverse engineering, but you can’t do reverse hacking.



A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here.

A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here.



The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.

The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.



It now seems very likely that many of the 64 triplets, possibly most of them, may code one amino acid or another, and that in general several distinct triplets may code one amino acid.

It now seems very likely that many of the 64 triplets, possibly most of them, may code one amino acid or another, and that in general several distinct triplets may code one amino acid.





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Life is education, it only end in death.

Life is education, it only end in death.



Whisky, gambling and Ferraris are better than housework.

Whisky, gambling and Ferraris are better than housework.



He wore his medals. He had a surprising number of them, the real kind, not the ones you got for turning up. Although turning up was no mean thing, some days.

He wore his medals. He had a surprising number of them, the real kind, not the ones you got for turning up. Although turning up was no mean thing, some days.



Law & order embrace on hate's border.

Law & order embrace on hate's border.



...what a surprise (we all know how tolerant the tolerant are)-...

...what a surprise (we all know how tolerant the tolerant are)-...



In America any boy may become president and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

In America any boy may become president and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.



I think that any wealth creates a sense of trusteeship... it is characteristic of the new generation which has created wealth to have some amount of responsibility for it.

I think that any wealth creates a sense of trusteeship... it is characteristic of the new generation which has created wealth to have some amount of responsibility for it.



God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our attention.

God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our attention.



All the times I have suddenly realized that my parents are dead, even now, it still surprises me, to exist in the world while that which made me has ceased to exist

All the times I have suddenly realized that my parents are dead, even now, it still surprises me, to exist in the world while that which made me has ceased to exist




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