And indeed this theme has been at the centre of all my research since 1943 both because of its intrinsic fascination and my conviction that a knowledge of sequences could contribute much to our understanding of living matter.
Harvard is first and foremost a university and not a consulting operation and our job here is to teach and to research and to create knowledge on Asia in conjunction and in cooperation with scholars as well as with political intellectual and cultural leaders in Asia.
But I am just as appalled that my experience knowledge dedication and service relative to defending the United States against biological warfare has been turned against me in connection with the search for the anthrax killer.
The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent detect diagnose and treat disease and disability from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
As this body of knowledge has evolved a much more critical job for researchers and scientists has evolved into explaining and educating policy makers and the public to the risks of global warming and the possible consequences of action or of no action.
This required the development of a view which allowed one to integrate research with belief thing with person fact with aesthetics knowledge with application of knowledge.
The greater the step forward in knowledge the greater is the one taken backward in search of wisdom.
One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.
An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.
Research is creating new knowledge.