Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being.

- Walter Gilbert

I am afraid that those comments go back to the late 80's. At that time I was a skeptic - the argument based on Koch's postulates to try to distinguis…

- Walter Gilbert

Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that it tends to move into preformed establishment modes that say th…

- Walter Gilbert

The community as a whole doesn't listen patiently to critics who adopt alternative viewpoints. Although the great lesson of history is that knowledge…

- Walter Gilbert

The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.

- Walter Gilbert

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.

- Walter Gilbert

Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.

- Walter Gilbert

Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.

- Walter Gilbert

The best project is one that asks a novel question.

- Walter Gilbert