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Sir Ernst Boris Chain
(19 Jun 1906 - 12 Aug 1979)
German-English biochemist.
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Science Quotes by Sir Ernst Boris Chain (1 quote)
Science, as long as it limits itself to the descriptive study of the laws of nature, has no moral or ethical quality and this applies to the physical as well as the biological sciences.
— Sir Ernst Boris Chain
'Social Responsibility and the Scientist', New Scientist, 22 October 1970, 166.
See also:
- 19 Jun - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Chain's birth.
- The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story of the Penicillin Miracle, by Eric Lax. - book suggestion.
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) -- 
