Almost all the world is natural chemicals, so it really makes you re-think everything. A cup of coffee is filled with chemicals. They've identified a…

- Bruce Ames

What you want to know is... does it shorten your life? You can do those kinds of questions in mice, but those are expensive to do and no one's been…

- Bruce Ames

Folic acid deficiency does the same thing as radiation.

- Bruce Ames

For example, in Vitamin K, the clotting proteins get it first... and only after they're satisfied do you prevent calcification of the arteries, or …

- Bruce Ames

I think we all should try and eat a good diet. It's actually a wonderful to eat a good diet, because you're eating all of these different kinds of …

- Bruce Ames

If I don't eat veggies with a meal, I feel deprived.

- Bruce Ames

The effort to eliminate synthetic pesticides because of unsubstantiated fears about residues in food will make fruits and vegetables more expensive, …

- Bruce Ames

The obese are eating the worst diet in the country if you define worse as ratio of calories to essential micronutrients. They're just eating empty …

- Bruce Ames