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Fungi can help us understand our own biology.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The ways in which fungi interact with their environment reveal a lot about the nature of life itself.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Stress can be both an environmental trigger and a biological response.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
Cancer is not a disease, but a process of genetic evolution.
The disease is not simply a biological phenomenon; it is also a social one.
Understanding the code of life is the key to understanding ourselves.
From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
CRISPR is not just a technology; it’s a revolution in biology.
From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
Life is a network of relationships, and fungi are the great connectors of life.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Human bodies are remarkably adaptable, in life and in death.
From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
The biology of human behavior is one of the most complex subjects in science, and yet it is fundamentally simple.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
Biological systems follow the same scaling laws as cities and companies.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
You are made of stardust.
There is no one cancer, but many cancers.
The boundaries between organisms are often blurred.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The brain is not just a machine; it is a living organism.
The laws of physics and biology are deeply intertwined in the functioning of complex systems.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
A tree’s growth rings tell the story of its life and the environment it survived.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it has biological roots.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
Every part of the body is a sign of evolution.
Henrietta’s cells had a life of their own.
Evolution is a tinkerer, not an engineer.
From The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean
Understanding behavior requires understanding the biology that underlies it.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
Aging is a process that begins at birth.
Sex is not just about reproduction; it is about competition.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
The fundamental laws of scaling govern all biological systems, from cells to cities.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
Mutations are the raw material of evolution.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
Our ancestors were not trapped by their biology; they were able to change it.
From Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
A single hair can tell us a lot about our health.
Love is not just a feeling but a biological drive.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
The faster you grow, the shorter your life span tends to be.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
We are survival machines—robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.
From The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
The heart has its own mind and rhythm.
The process of growing up involves a complex interplay of biology and experience.
From The Philosophical Baby by Alison Gopnik
Every human body contains enough DNA to stretch to the sun and back.
Trees have the ability to heal each other and themselves.
The laws of scaling govern everything from biology to economies.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
Sexual reproduction is the engine of evolution.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
The act of breathing shapes our biology.
Mindset can change your biology.
From What Doesn't Kill Us by Scott Carney
The brain is the most complex organ in the body, but it is also the most fragile.
The stress response is a biological reaction that can be managed.
Evolution is a tinkerer, not an engineer.
From The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Biological and social systems share similar scaling laws, bridging the gap between nature and humanity.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
Cancer is not a mere collection of cells; it is a complex and evolving ecosystem.
The human body is a fragile vessel.
Our ears are finely tuned instruments that can detect the slightest changes.
From The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Trevor Cox
The interplay of biology and culture shapes who we are.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
The fundamental principle behind the scaling of life is that size matters.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
Our bodies are a miracle of engineering.
The roots of trees are just as important as the leaves, as they hold the secrets of life.
Natural selection is the process that leads to the evolution of species.
From The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Every organism is shaped by its environment.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Humanity will transcend biology and transform into a new form of existence.
From The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil
The genes are the architects of our bodies.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
The human body is, in fact, a complex system of systems.
Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.
From The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
Cancer is not a disease, it is a process.
The human body is a marvel of evolution, shaped by millions of years of natural selection.
The human body is the only machine that breaks down and is rebuilt, year after year, with no instruction manual.
Chemistry is the central science that connects physics with biology.
From The Disappearing Spoon: Young Readers Edition by Sam Kean
The brain is the most complex and least understood organ in the body.
Our senses are marvels of evolution.
Our capacity for altruism is as much a part of our biology as our capacity for violence.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
We are the product of our biology, our environment, and our culture.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
Genes are like a book. They tell a story, but it's up to us to interpret it.
From The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean
Sex is a vital part of human nature.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
We are not just the product of our genes and our environment; we are the product of our history.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
It is the only mineral that is essential to human life.
From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
The human body is designed for long-distance running.
From Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Energy consumption scales predictably with size, reflecting underlying biological processes.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
The skin is the body's largest organ.