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Man, like other organisms, is so perfectly coordinated that he may easily forget, whether awake or asleep, that he is a colony of cells in action, and that it is the cells which achieve, through him, what he has the illusion of accomplishing himself.

~Albert Claude

Topics: Accomplishing Achieve Action Asleep Awake Cells Colony Coordinated Easily Forget He Him Himself Illusion Like Man May Organisms Other Perfectly Through Whether Which

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No doubt, man will continue to weigh and to measure, watch himself grow, and his Universe around him and with him, according to the ever growing powers of his tools.

~Albert Claude

Topics: According Around Continue Doubt Ever Grow Growing Him Himself His Man Measure No Doubt Powers Tools Universe Watch Weigh Will

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Small bodies, about half a micron in diameter, and later referred to under the name of 'mitochondria' were detected under the light microscope as early as 1894.

~Albert Claude

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The cell, over the billions of years of her life, has covered the earth many times with her substance, found ways to control herself and her environment, and insure her survival.

~Albert Claude

Topics: Billions Cell Control Covered Earth Environment Found Her Herself Insure Life Many Over Substance Survival Times Ways Years

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This attempt to isolate cell constituents might have been a failure if they had been destroyed by the relative brutality of the technique employed. But this did not happen.

~Albert Claude

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This familiarity with a respected physician and my appreciation of his work, or the tragedy I experienced with the long, tormented agony and death of my mother might have influenced me in wanting to study medicine. It was not the case.

~Albert Claude

Topics: Agony Appreciation Case Death Experienced Familiarity His Influenced Long Me Medicine Might Mother Physician Respected Study Tormented Tragedy Wanting Work

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We have entered the cell, the Mansion of our birth, and started the inventory of our acquired wealth.

~Albert Claude

Topics: Acquired Birth Cell Entered Inventory Mansion Our Started Wealth

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When I went to the University, the medical school was the only place where one could hope to find the means to study life, its nature, its origins, and its ills.

~Albert Claude

Topics: Could Find Hope Ills Life Means Medical Medical School Nature Only Origins Place School Study University Where

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Biography

Nationality: Belgian

Type: Scientist

Born: August 24th, 1899

Died: May 22nd, 1983

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