Top 33 Quotes by Peter Agre

About Peter Agre

These are some quotes by American author Peter Agre Scientist, who was born on January 30, 1949.

Well, all life forms are dependent upon water.

Well, all life forms are dependent upon water.

Peter Agre

Our lab had always refrained from keeping our studies secret.

Our lab had always refrained from keeping our studies secret.

Peter Agre

We always had lutefisk for Christmas dinner, after which Dad read from the Norwegian Bible.

We always had lutefisk for Christmas dinner, after which Dad read from the Norwegian Bible.

Peter Agre

For me, the discovery of aquaporins was like a gift after 25 years in basic science.

For me, the discovery of aquaporins was like a gift after 25 years in basic science.

Peter Agre

While the lab plays an enormous role, research is also influenced by inner peace of mind and one's family environment, depending on what stage of one's life and career a scientist is at.

While the lab plays an enormous role, research is also influenced by inner peace of mind and one's family environment, depending on what stage of one's life and career a scientist is at.

Peter Agre

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.

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

Water is commonly regarded as the 'solvent of life,' since our bodies are 70% water. All other vertebrates, invertebrates, microbes, and plants are also primarily water. The organization of water within biological compartments is fundamental to life, and the aquaporins serve as the plumbing systems for cells.

Peter Agre

I think there's nothing about evolution in the Bible; I think this is a statement of religious insecurity. But people have their beliefs.

I think there's nothing about evolution in the Bible; I think this is a statement of religious insecurity. But people have their beliefs.

Peter Agre

Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt.

Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt.

Peter Agre

My wife and I have four children, and none of them are in lab science, so clearly I returned home at night and presented a fairly unattractive example of a scientific life.

My wife and I have four children, and none of them are in lab science, so clearly I returned home at night and presented a fairly unattractive example of a scientific life.

Peter Agre

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