Thomas R. Cech quotes

Thomas R. Cech is an American scientist renowned for his groundbreaking work in biochemistry and molecular biology. His research unveiled the ability of RNA to act as a biological catalyst, fundamentally changing our understanding of genetics. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this discovery and continues to contribute to science and education. Here are 6 of his quotes:

Because all of biology is connected, one can often make a breakthrough with an organism that exaggerates a particular phenomenon, and later explore the generality.

Thomas R. Cech

If you want to study one of these strange organisms, you had better have a good justification. It's not good to study gene organisation in some obscure insect that no one's ever heard about.

Thomas R. Cech

We really think it is a good thing for scientists to spend a little bit of their time either in the community or in schools or helping to train high school teachers.

Thomas R. Cech

The overall view of the human genome project has been one of great excitement and positive press, but there are people who have concerns that are quite reasonable, and they are frightened of things they don't understand.

Thomas R. Cech

I think there is value in having practising scientists as leaders of research institutions.

Thomas R. Cech