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TECHNOLOGY > biologist, essayist > Lewis Thomas
We are a...
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We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We have affection. We have genes for usefulness, and usefulness is about as close to a common goal of nature as I can guess at.
Source: The Medusa and the Snail (1979)
-- Lewis Thomas, (Nov 25 1913-1993), English biologist, essayist; He translated the intricate mysteries of the Earth's biology into a series of finely crafted, award-winning essays.