For me, the discovery of aquaporins was like a gift after 25 years in basic science. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes aquaporins basic discovery
My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom's cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop. Peter Agre boybrothercousin Change image and share on social
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement. Peter Agre abrahamactbill Change image and share on social
It is a remarkable honor to receive a Nobel Prize, because it not only recognizes discoveries, but also their usefulness to the advancement of fundamental science. Peter Agre advancementdiscoveryfundamental Change image and share on social
Until 1985, when my lab found the protein they are made of, aquaporins hadn't yet been identified. There had been a controversy in biology for more than 100 years about how water moved through cells. Peter Agre aquaporinsbiologycell Change image and share on social
By irreducibly complex I mean a single system composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning. Michael Behe basicceasecomplex share on social
Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology. Serge Haroche advanceatomicclock Change image and share on social
