181 Quotes About Dna

Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had grounds for thinking that the powers held traditionally to be the exclusive property of the gods might one day be ours. . . .

DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created.

[When asked by a student if he believes in any gods]Oh, no. Absolutely not... The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand.

What are the chances that we will one day discover that DNA has absolutely nothing to do with inheritance? They are effectively zero.

Evolution has performed experiment after experiment and found simple rules that work well in many contexts. It has downloaded much of this knowledge into our DNA. This comprises 10 megabytes, a very compact description indeed of such a complex world. I argue that this understanding arises from exploiting this compact description of the world

DNA has memory!

The information contained in an English sentence or computer software does not derive from the chemistry of the ink or the physics of magnetism, but from a source extrinsic to physics and chemistry altogether. Indeed, in both cases, the message transcends the properties of the medium. The information in DNA also transcends the properties of its material medium.

The secret of DNA's success is that it carries information like that of a computer program, but far more advanced. Since experience shows that intelligence is the only presently acting cause of information, we can infer that intelligence is the best explanation for the information in DNA.

We wish to discuss a structure for the salt of deoxyribose nucleic acid. (D.N.A.). This structure has novel features which are of considerable biologic interest.