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If you want this planet to continue being habitable for everyone that lives here, you have to limit the number of inhabitants. Hunters do it by killing off the old or sick animals in a herd, but I don't think that's a very ethical way of limiting the population.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Animals Being Continue Ethical Everyone Herd Here Hunters Inhabitants Limit Limiting Lives Number Off Old Planet Population Sick Think Very Want Way You

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The living world has become impoverished. Species are being lost every day. Energy and other resources are nearing exhaustion. The environment is deteriorating. Pollution is everywhere. Climate is changing. Natural balances are threatened.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Balances Become Being Changing Climate Day Energy Environment Every Every Day Everywhere Exhaustion Impoverished Living Lost Natural Other Pollution Resources Species Threatened World

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Overcrowded cities are spawning increasingly lawless suburbs. Waste is accumulating in and around them, straining the capacity to deal with it.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Accumulate Around Capacity Cities Deal Increasingly Lawless Suburbs Them Waste

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Vast areas are witness to the struggles of destitute populations trying to survive under unlivable conditions.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Area Conditions Struggles Survive To Survive Trying Vast Witness

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In spite of the advances of medicine, deathly epidemics are more menacing than ever before.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Advances Before Epidemic Ever Medicine Menacing More Spite Than

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We have access to practical, ethical and scientifically established methods of birth control. So I think that is the most ethical way to reduce our population.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Access Birth Birth Control Control Established Ethical Methods Most Our Population Practical Reduce Scientifically Think Way I Think

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Speaking as a biologist, I think women are less aggressive than men, and they play a larger role in the early education of the young and helping them overcome their genetic heirloom.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Aggressive Biologist Early Education Genetic Helping Larger Less Men Overcome Play Role Speaking Than Them Think Women Women Are Young I Think

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I knew the lysosomes and peroxisomes because I had discovered them; I knew the mitochondria because I was interested in them. I knew the membrane system because my friend, George Palade, had worked on that.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Because Discovered Friend George Had Interested Knew My Friend System Them Worked

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What I was concerned with was life: what are the major features that are common to all living organisms that subtly define life. So I looked at the whole problem as a chemist, as a biochemist, and as a molecular biologist.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Biologist Chemist Common Concerned Define Features Life Living Looked Major Molecular Organisms Problem Whole

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I cannot look at a question and not try to find the answer, even if I don't know it.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Answer Cannot Even Find Know Look Question Try

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Biography

Nationality: Belgian

Type: Scientist

Born: October 2nd, 1917

Died: May 4th, 2013

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