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
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
Our investigations were very fruitful. They led to the discovery of a new cell part, the lysosome, which received its name in 1955, and later of yet another organelle, the peroxisome. Christian de Duve celldiscoveryfruitful Change image and share on social
Speaking as a biologist, I think women are less aggressive than men, and they play a larger role in the early education of the young and helping them overcome their genetic heirloom. Christian de Duve aggressivebiologistearly Change image and share on social
Although separating mitochondria and microsomes might appear worlds apart from the determination of the molecular weight of macromolecules, certain concepts were common to the two operations and could be usefully transposed from the latter to the former. Christian de Duve commonconceptdetermination share on social
I have had the good fortune to live - as an inside witness and, even, a modest participant - at a time when our understanding of this wonder we call 'life' has made its most revolutionary advances. Christian de Duve advancecallfortune 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
In spite of the advances of medicine, deathly epidemics are more menacing than ever before. Christian de Duve advancedeathlyepidemic Change image and 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
