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14 quotes by Stanley B. Prusiner

Stanley Benjamin Prusiner M.D (born May 28, 1942 ) is an American neurologist and biochemist. Currently the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Prusiner discovered prions, a class of infectious self-reproducing pathogens primarily or solely composed of protein. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1994 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
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Neuroscience is by far the most exciting branch of science because the brain is the most fascinating object in the universe. Every human brain is... →

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Our goal is to figure out a therapy for prion diseases.

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Being a scientist is a special privilege: for it brings the opportunity to be creative, the passionate quest for answers to nature's most... →

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Besides numerous science courses, I had the opportunity to study philosophy, the history of architecture, economics, and Russian history in courses... →

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Concepts are vindicated by the constant accrual of data and independent verification of data. No prize, not even a Nobel Prize, can make something... →

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People often ask me why I persisted in doing research on a subject that was so controversial. I frequently respond by telling them that only a few... →

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The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is... →

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While it is quite reasonable for scientists to be skeptical of new ideas that do not fit within the accepted realm of scientific knowledge, the best... →

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During the summer of 1963 between my junior and senior years, I began a research project on hypothermia in the Department of Surgery with Sidney... →

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From the point of view of many scientists, gods represent an explanation for the unknown. Scientists are focused on trying to understand the unknown... →

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I believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think... →

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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of... →

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It is crucial for scientists to be willing to be wrong; otherwise, you might not do the most important experiments, or you may ignore your most... →

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