Genes are effectively one-dimensional. If you write down the sequence of A, C, G and T, that's kind of what you need to know about that gene. But proteins are three-dimensional. They have to be because we are three-dimensional, and we're made of those proteins. Otherwise we'd all sort of be linear, unimaginably weird creatures.

- Francis Collins

Scientists have found the gene for shyness. They would have found it years ago, but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes.

- Jonathan Katz

Genes themselves are made of bits.

- James Gleick

We all have genes that come from our ancestors that aren't used - they're not turned on. So we actually carry ancient genes with us. If you could figure out how to turn those on, you could resurrect ancient characteristics from our ancestors.

- Jack Horner

I guess I'm just lucky with my genes.

- Jamie Dornan

I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes.

- Iman

We have 26,000 genes. But a blind, millimetre-long roundworm with only 959 cells in total already has over 19,000.

- Iain McGilchrist

No one really has the guts to say it, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?

- Gregory Stock

Most groups patent ways of using genetic discoveries as part of non-obvious diagnostic and therapeutic protocols and slightly or greatly altered genes.

- George M. Church

There may be an evolutionary advantage for schizophrenia genes during famine.

- Feng Zhang

Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

- Alan Rickman

I have skinny genes. My mother weighs 90 pounds.

- Ellen Barkin

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

- Daniel Nathans

We know virtually all of the genes known to mammals. We do not know all of the combinations.

- Craig Venter

I suppose if there's a set of genes I have, it's detesting authority.

- Craig Venter

I have this idea of trying to catalog all the genes on the planet.

- Craig Venter

Genes can't possibly explain all of what makes us what we are.

- Craig Venter

Genes are not destiny!

- Bruce Lipton

I think the impulse to get to the heart of the story and to tell it well is in my genes.

- Amy Bloom

Once we understand how molecules are formed, we can manipulate them. If you can manipulate molecules, you can manipulate genes and matter, you can synthesize new material - the implications are just unbelievable.

- Ahmed Zewail