What would help us preserve our natural resources are genetic traits that let us sacrifice the present for the sake of the future. You need wisdom to sacrifice something that is immediately useful or advantageous for the sake of something that will be important in the future. Christian de Duve advantageousfuturegenetic share on social
I followed lectures on the history, geography, economy and political organization of Sweden. Christian de Duve economygeographyhistory Change image and share on social
My parents, of Belgian-German extraction, were Belgian nationals who had taken refuge in England during the war. They returned to Belgium in 1920, and I grew up in the cosmopolitan harbour city of Antwerp, at a time when education in the Flemish part of the country was still half French and half Flemish. Christian de Duve antwerpbelgianbelgium share on social
If you want this planet to continue being habitable for everyone that lives here, you have to limit the number of inhabitants. Hunters do it by killing off the old or sick animals in a herd, but I don't think that's a very ethical way of limiting the population. Christian de Duve animalcontinueethical share on social
We know that once we stop learning and call ourselves learned, we become useless members of the scientific society. Christian de Duve calllearnmember Change image and share on social
When, in 1949, I decided to join the little band of early explorers who had followed Albert Claude in his pioneering expeditions, electron microscopy was still in its infancy. Christian de Duve albertbandclaude Change image and share on social
I cannot look at a question and not try to find the answer, even if I don't know it. Christian de Duve answerfindquestion Change image and share on social
The advantage of the analytical approach is that it is widely applicable, and it can provide a considerable amount of quantitative information even with a relatively poor resolving power. Christian de Duve advantageamountanalytic Change image and share on social
When I disappear, I will disappear; there'll be nothing left. Christian de Duve disappearleavewill Change image and share on social
It would be an exaggeration to say I'm not afraid of death, but I'm not afraid of what comes after, because I'm not a believer. Christian de Duve afraidbelieverdeath Change image and share on social