Science Is The Search For

When An Old And Distinguished Person Speaks To You, Listen To Him Carefully And With Respect — But Do Not Believe Him. Never Put Your Trust Into Anything But Your Own Intellect. Your Elder, No Matter Whether He Has Gray Hair Or Has Lost His Hair, No Matter Whether He Is A Nobel Laureate — May Be Wrong. The World Progresses, Year By Year, Century By Century, As The Members Of The Younger Generation Find Out What Was Wrong Among The Things That Their Elders Said. So You Must Always Be Skeptical — Always Think For Yourself.

I Have Something That I Call My Golden Rule. It Goes Something Like This: 'do Unto Others Twenty-five Percent Better Than You Expect Them To Do Unto You.' … The Twenty-five Percent Is For Error.

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The Nucleic Acids, As Constituents Of Living Organisms, Are Comparable In Importance To Proteins. There Is Evidence That They Are Involved In The Processes Of Cell Division And Growth, That They Participate In The Transmission Of Hereditary Characters, And That They Are Important Constituents Of Viruses. An Understanding Of The Molecular Structure Of The Nucleic Acids Should Be Of Value In The Effort To Understand The Fundamental Phenomena Of Life.

Although Physicians, As Part Of Their Training, Are Taught That The Dosage Of A Drug That Is Prescribed For The Patient Must Be Very Carefully Determined And Controlled, They Seem To Have Difficulty In Remembering That The Same Principle Applies To The Vitamins.