Overcrowded cities are spawning increasingly lawless suburbs. Waste is accumulating in and around them, straining the capacity to deal with it. Christian de Duve accumulatecapacitycity Change image and share on social
Born in England during the First World War, of Belgian parents with partly German roots, I grew up in the cosmopolitan city of Antwerp, where I had the benefit of a classical education taught in the two national languages of Belgium: French and Dutch. Christian de Duve antwerpbearbelgian 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
The possibility that lysosomes might accidentally become ruptured under certain conditions, and kill or injure their host-cells as a result, was considered right after we got our first clues to the existence of these particles. Christian de Duve accidentallycellclue 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
Vast areas are witness to the struggles of destitute populations trying to survive under unlivable conditions. Christian de Duve areaconditiondestitute Change image and share on social
The cost of our success is the exhaustion of natural resources, leading to energy crises, climate change, pollution, and the destruction of our habitat. If you exhaust natural resources, there will be nothing left for your children. If we continue in the same direction, humankind is headed for some frightful ordeals, if not extinction. Christian de Duve changechildclimate 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
What I was concerned with was life: what are the major features that are common to all living organisms that subtly define life. So I looked at the whole problem as a chemist, as a biochemist, and as a molecular biologist. Christian de Duve biochemistbiologistchemist 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