It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner.
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My ambition was to bring to bear on medicine a chemical approach. I did that by chemical manipulation of viruses and chemical ways of thinking in biomedical research.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Jonas Salk emphasized the importance of a chemical perspective in medicine, particularly in the study of viruses.
In this quote, Jonas Salk reflects on his ambition to integrate chemistry into the field of medicine. He highlights how his innovative use of chemical techniques and thought processes in biomedical research allowed him to advance the understanding and treatment of diseases, particularly those caused by viruses, which was crucial in developing the polio vaccine.
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MedicineChemistryVirusesResearchBiomedical
In practice
Example use cases
In a lecture on the importance of innovative thinking in science, one could cite this quote to illustrate the role of chemistry in medical advancements.
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