Sydney Brenner

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"Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order."

— Sydney Brenner (1927-2019)

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"Innovation comes only from an assault on the unknown."

— Sydney Brenner (1927-2019)

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"I think one of the things about creativity is not to be afraid of saying the wrong thing."

— Sydney Brenner (1927-2019)

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"Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one's head, does not make for an easy passage in the real world."

— Sydney Brenner (1927-2019)