Top 60 Genetics Quotes

The most profound change that genetics brings about might not be scientific at all. It might be mental and even spiritual enrichment: a more expansive sense of who we humans are, existentially, and where we came from, and how we fit with other life on earth.

I work out like a maniac and I spray tan a lot. Genetics were kind, but I work very hard.

I work out like a maniac and I spray tan a lot. Genetics were kind, but I work very hard.

One of the reasons I survived as well as I did was my genetics. My mother and father both had very tough lives, and boy, were they survivors.

Genetic engineering is a result of science advancement, so I don’t think that in itself is bad. If used wisely, genetics can be beneficial, but they can be abused, too.

It used to be thought that our genes were historically immutable and that it was not possible to imagine a conversation between culture and genetics.

Genetics is about how information is stored and transmitted between generations.

With trans people, I just think you can’t help the way you are born, though. You know, it’s DNA, it’s genetics. I’m just glad people can do things about their own happiness. I think this thought process that they’re trying to wipe out women is a bit ridiculous – it’s a minority of people.

Your genetics is not your destiny.

Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.

I come with bad genetics, personally.

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.

I played fly-half in rugby, so I could influence the game, and midfield in hockey too. So it is part of my sporting DNA to want to be in the game at all times, to affect what is going on. That’s down to genetics and being ginger, I reckon. We’re special specimens.

I eat a lot of Chicken McNuggets, which are full of protein. No, seriously, I train probably two or three times a week. I’m also lucky that my parents have good genetics – so, thanks, Mom and Dad!

We need 10,000 genomes, not 100, to start to understand the link between genetics, disease and wellness.

I got the genetics of – not to get into racism or anything – but I’m built like a black man.

The neuroscience area – which is absolutely in its infancy – is much more important than genetics.

I am interested in agricultural corporations and how they function. The idea that they own the genetics of our food supply is a really compelling thing to me.

I’m one of those people you hate because of genetics. It’s the truth.

I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete’s baby. I just think genetics are in my favour.

Alcoholism is a disease. People will debate whether it is a disease of the mind, of genetics, or of circumstances. I don’t have the answer to that debate, and frankly I don’t care because when you try to pinpoint ‘why,’ it can often lead to blaming another person, an incident in your past, or circumstances.

In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.

The pace and demands in any field, be it genetics, nanotechnology or cosmology, can only be met with increased international cooperation and collaborative projects.

The nice thing about genetics is, I can see my kids doing what I used to do, which is inhaling books like breathing.

It is the job of the dog trainer to summon the dog’s genetics, not to impose man’s will over dog’s.

Long before genetics became a flourishing field, Christians have spoken about sin as an inherited condition.

A lot of people think the body is just about genetics, but the right approach can change its shape.

It is time to create new social science departments that reflect the breadth and complexity of the problems we face as well as the novelty of 21st-century science. These would include departments of biosocial science, network science, neuroeconomics, behavioral genetics and computational social science.

Our own genomes carry the story of evolution, written in DNA, the language of molecular genetics, and the narrative is unmistakable.

My degree is in biology, and it will always be my first love. Evolution, ecology, genetics – they were the textbooks I was devouring as a teenager, and it was there that my love of science grew.

You certainly can’t prevent all mental health problems – factors like genetics and traumatic life events certainly play a role. But everyone can take steps to improve their mental health and prevent further mental illness.

Some of the most significant advances in molecular biology have relied upon the methodology of genetics. The same statement may be made concerning our understanding of immunological phenomena.

A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.

Unhappiness isn’t just the result of genetics or past trauma or career trouble. I think that some of our unhappiness is simply due to the burden of all our things.

When I turned 30, due to my father’s heart history and my family genetics, I vowed to start seeing a cardiologist every year and just really be proactive and take my own heart health into my own hands.

My father and I made genetics history. We were the first African-Americans and the first father and son anywhere to have their genomes sequenced.

Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don’t want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn’t have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social ‘yak yaks.’

Science doesn’t work by voting. Did people vote on the theory of relativity? No! It’s either right or it’s wrong. Do we vote on whether genetics is a good theory or not? Of course not.

I’m very lucky because my eyes work with almost any hair color. Thanks for the genetics, parents.

While I do think that good health, skin and hair has a lot to do with genetics, so I do have my parents to thank for it, but I do make it a point to drink lots and lots of water.

I’m taking care of my body, getting my treatment, I’m in the weight room… I’m doing everything I can to stay healthy, and hopefully the genetics kind of take over from there.

With our knowledge of modern-day genetics, we realize that it was possible for God to place the potential for all people throughout history into the genes of Adam and Eve when He created them.

I believe that we all have the potential to love any human being, and that genetics, upbringing, choice, social conditioning and environment play a major part in which way we sway.

When we say ‘less fortunate,’ we generally mean the poor rather than the disabled, who actually are less fortunate. In truth, the poor are generally ‘less fortunate’ only in terms of genetics. They are certainly not less fortunate in the amount of help they receive.

It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.

The truth is that genetics has robbed me of hair. But it’s not interesting to blame genetics.

The neuroscience area – which is absolutely in its infancy – is much more important than genetics.

When I was younger, I was relying on those young-girl genetics. I wasn’t watching what I was eating or looking at nutrition. Now I’m paying attention, and my body is leaner. I’m healthier. I’m eating better. I’m just in better shape.

What I am primarily is a neurogeneticist: I use genetics to study problems in neurobiology. The one problem I study primarily… understanding of the sense of touch.

Ultimately, we’ll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.

A big tree seemed even more beautiful to me when I imagined thousands of tiny photosynthesis machines inside every leaf. So I went to MIT and worked on bacteria because that’s where people knew the most about these switches, how to control the genetics.

Genetics is all about showcasing human beauty along with high-quality performance.

The Russell side of my family is a clan with some serious genetics.

We can do genetics. We can do experiments on fruit flies. We can do experiments on yeast. It’s not so easy to do experiments on humans. So, in fact, it helps us, to interpret our own genetic code, to have the genetic code of the other species.

Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics.

With the absence of a flu vaccination last year, I did not take a flu shot; but there is still some immunity that carries over from year to year; but about every 30 years, there is a major change in the genetics of the flu virus.

When I read about genetics, I see breakthroughs every day. And while I’m trying to learn more about behavioral science, I must say that I don’t feel I get tremendous intellectual stimulation from most of the things I read.

I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial molecular genetics and an excellent reputation in biology.