Peter Agre Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there.”

“Mother had to support herself at age 18 because it was during the depression and when my grandfather lost the farm and there was no place for her; she worked as an assistant to a maid.”

“The Department of Cell Biology at Johns Hopkins was founded and directed by Tom Pollard, an engaging young scientist with remarkable energy and enthusiasm.”

“For me, the discovery of aquaporins was like a gift after 25 years in basic science.”

“I think there's nothing about evolution in the Bible; I think this is a statement of religious insecurity. But people have their beliefs.”

“Natural selection is not an inflammatory phrase; evolution is.”

“To my knowledge, there's never been a scientist in the U.S. Senate.”

“Until 1985, when my lab found the protein they are made of, aquaporins hadn't yet been identified. There had been a controversy in biology for more than 100 years about how water moved through cells.”

“Well, my take was people of Minnesota, these are good people. They're in many ways more generous than other parts of the country. They're better educated than other parts of the country.”

“My wife and I have four children, and none of them are in lab science, so clearly I returned home at night and presented a fairly unattractive example of a scientific life.”