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In mathematics and science, there is no difference in the intelligence of men and women. The difference in genes between men and women is simply the Y chromosome, which has nothing to do with intelligence.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Between Difference Genes Intelligence Mathematics Men Men And Women No Difference Nothing Science Simply Which Women

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I had a happy childhood, with many stimulations and support from my parents who, in postwar times, when it was difficult to buy things, made children's books and toys for us. We had much freedom and were encouraged by our parents to do interesting things.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Books Buy Childhood Children Difficult Encouraged Freedom Had Happy Happy Childhood Interesting Interesting Things Made Many Much Our Parents Postwar Support Things Times Toys Us Were Who

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In German science, we have a special problem. We lose talented women at the time they get pregnant. Some of it occurs because they are encouraged - by their husbands, bosses and the government - to take long maternity leaves.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Because Bosses Encouraged German Get Government Husbands Leaves Long Lose Maternity Occurs Pregnant Problem Science Some Special Take Talented Time Women

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I think there are profound differences between women and men. In intelligence and creativity, there is no difference, but in what one loves, what one likes, the passions - there are differences.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Between Creativity Difference Differences Intelligence Likes Loves Men No Difference Passions Profound Think Women Women And Men I Think

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I immediately loved working with flies. They fascinated me and followed me around in my dreams.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Around Dreams Fascinated Flies Followed Immediately Loved Me Working

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People think if you have deciphered the genome of humans that you can change everything. But you cannot change everything, because you do not know what the genes mean, and you have no methods for changing them, and you can't do experiments with humans like you can with animals.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Animals Because Cannot Change Changing Everything Experiments Genes Genome Humans Know Like Mean Methods People Them Think You

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Humans are something very different from animals, and the numbers required to get cloning to work in animals are completely prohibitory with humans.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Animals Cloning Different Get Humans Numbers Required Something Very Work

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I was born during the war, on October 20, 1942, as the second of five children. My father, Rolf Volhard, was an architect.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Architect Born Children Father Five October Second War I Was Born

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I remember that already as a child I was often intensely interested in things, obsessed by ideas and projects in many areas, and in these topics I learned much on my own, reading books.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Area Books Child Ideas Intensely Interested Learned Many Much My Own Obsessed Often Own Projects Reading Reading Books Remember Things Topics I Remember

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At the time I finished high school, I was determined to study biology, deeply convinced to eventually be a researcher.

~Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Topics: Biology Convinced Deeply Determined Eventually Finished High High School Researcher School Study Time

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Scientist

Born: October 20th, 1942

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