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Elof A. Carlson
(15 Jul 1931 - )
American geneticist, science historian and author who supplements his scientific research an interest in the history of genetics. His research has included gene structure and function; chemical and radiation induced mutagenesis; and mosaicism in Drosophila and man. He has written several books.
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Science Quotes by Elof A. Carlson (1 quote)
Whenever a new scientific concept comes into prominence, it sends shock waves of surprise to the scholars contributing to that field.
— Elof A. Carlson
In The Gene: A Critical History (1966), 77.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
