Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (Born 20 October 1942) is a German biologist.
She won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1991.
She won the ...
I am often asked why there is discrimination against women in science. And I have given it some thought. With prejudicial attitudes, you can't really do much. You can point out when people discriminate and ask them not to. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
I am often asked why there is discrimination against women in science. And I have given it some thought. With prejudicial attitudes, you can't really do much. You can point out when people discriminate and ask them not to.
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 Nüsslein-Volhard
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.
At the time I finished high school, I was determined to study biology, deeply convinced to eventually be a researcher. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
At the time I finished high school, I was determined to study biology, deeply convinced to eventually be a researcher.
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. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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.
I was born during the war, on October 20, 1942, as the second of five children. My father, Rolf Volhard, was an architect. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
I was born during the war, on October 20, 1942, as the second of five children. My father, Rolf Volhard, was an architect.
Humans are something very different from animals, and the numbers required to get cloning to work in animals are completely prohibitory with humans. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Humans are something very different from animals, and the numbers required to get cloning to work in animals are completely prohibitory with humans.
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. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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.
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 Nüsslein-Volhard
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.
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 Nüsslein-Volhard
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.
I immediately loved working with flies. They fascinated me and followed me around in my dreams. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
I immediately loved working with flies. They fascinated me and followed me around in my dreams.
