Seth Berkley Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Seth Berkley quotes and sayings page 2 (scientist). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 21 we have.
“We've actually eliminated Type II polio in the world, at least as far as we can tell.”
“History will not judge HIV/AIDS kindly... the harshest words will be reserved for how the world responded, or rather failed to respond, to the epidemic.”
“Science is one of the comparative advantages of our knowledge-based economy, and focusing on our prowess in providing better tools to address diseases of poverty is one of the best forms of foreign aid.”
“The virus that causes AIDS is the trickiest pathogen scientists have ever confronted. It mutates furiously, it has decoys to evade the immune system, it attacks the very cells that are trying to fight it, and it quickly hides itself in your genome.”
“When AIDS first appeared, people didn't know what it was. You'll remember that it affected mostly young gay men - it was actually called GRID for a short period of time: Gay-Related Immunodeficiency Syndrome - and people thought it actually might be recreational drugs or other types of toxins.”
“Now, you might think of flu as just a really bad cold, but it can be a death sentence. Every year, 36,000 people in the United States die of seasonal flu. In the developing world, the data is much sketchier, but the death toll is almost certainly higher.”
“I love science, and I believe in it. I have a faith that science can solve problems and make the world a better place.”
“I was a serial monogamist.”
“Investments in immunization yield a rate of return on a par with educating our children - and higher than nearly any other development intervention.”
“You can't stop wars to build tertiary teaching hospitals, but you can say, 'Let's stop for a couple of days to immunise the kids.' It has been done.”
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