Organisms sip energy, because they have to work or barter for every single bit that they get. Votes: 3
Janine BenyusLiving organisms are created by chemistry. We are huge packages of chemicals. Votes: 1
David ChristianWe are embedded in a biological world and related to the organisms around us. Votes: 1
Walter GilbertOne of the deepest functions of a living organisms is to look ahead... to produce future. Votes: 1
Francois JacobVigorous organisms talk not about their processes, but about their aims. Votes: 0
Gilbert K. ChestertonYou can't teach biology with a bottle containing dead animals and organisms. Votes: 0
Roman VishniacIndividual organisms are best thought of as adaptation-executers rather than as fitness-maximizers. Votes: 0
John ToobyTalking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms Votes: 0
Fyodor DostoevskyNo biologist has actually seen the origin by evolution of a major group of organisms. Votes: 0
G. Ledyard StebbinsGiant group events are distorting organisms: You can like and hate them in rapid succession. Votes: 0
Jerry SaltzMost people believe that aging is universal but there are biological organisms that never age. Votes: 0
Deepak ChopraContinuity of life means continual readaptation of the environment to the needs of living organisms. Votes: 0
John DeweyConsciousness is the chronic pain of life, and all higher organisms suffer it every waking moment. Votes: 0
David MarusekIf you look in the animal world, many, many organisms will enter into states of suspended animation. Votes: 0
Mark RothOwing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the chemical characteristics and the constitution of proteins, which are regarded as the principal con-stituents of living organisms. Votes: 2 Karl Landsteiner