37 Mark Walport Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mark Walport

British Scientist

Born: Jan 25, 1953

Government Health Important People Research Science

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Distributed ledger technologies have the potential to help governments to collect taxes, deliver benefits, issue passports, record land registries, assure the supply chain of goods, and generally ensure the integrity of government records and services. Mark Walport

Government Integrity Benefits Assure Ensure Collect Distributed Record Potential Records Deliver Generally Supply Supply Chain Goods Issue Governments Land Taxes Help Chain Services Technologies

It was and has been one of the major interventions in public health, and it's absolutely vital that people vaccinate their children. Mark Walport

Health People Has-Been Vital Absolutely Major Been Children Public Public Health

It would be silly not to admit that there are some sections of the public who are unconvinced by the benefits or have doubts about the motives behind it. We have to be clear that GM is not all about profits for multinational companies. Mark Walport

Benefits Sections Would Would-Be Some Admit Silly About Clear Motives Behind Public Doubts Who Companies Multinational Profits

We do some experiments in humans, some in mice, and there are some questions that can only be answered in nonhuman primates. It's true that you can't immediately say that those experiments will translate into human health, but nevertheless, it is obvious that having an understanding of human memory is going to be important for human health. Mark Walport

Health You Memory Will Important Understanding Say Immediately Those Some Having Only True Nevertheless Obvious Answered Questions Mice Going Human Experiments Translate Human Health Humans

Scientists have argued that research is good for health, wealth, and society, and the government has trusted them on that. Mark Walport

Government Health Good Wealth Research Society Argued Scientists Trusted Them

I think publishing is a cost of research in the same way as buying a centrifuge is a cost of research. Mark Walport

Research Think Way Cost Same Publishing Buying

There is usually a long interval between important scientific discoveries and impact on human health. Mark Walport

Health Long Important Interval Impact Between Scientific Discoveries Human Human Health

Of course methane is a fossil fuel, but as long as it is burned efficiently and fugitive emissions of methane gas are minimised, it is a less harmful fossil fuel than coal and oil and is an important way-station on the global journey towards low-carbon energy. Mark Walport

Wellcome Trust focuses on supporting outstanding researchers, accelerating the application of research, and exploring medicine in historical and cultural contexts. We believe passionately that breakthroughs emerge when the most talented researchers are given the resources and freedom they need to pursue their goals. Mark Walport

Freedom Trust Goals Research Believe Medicine Resources Emerge Given Pursue Outstanding Supporting Talented Most Accelerate Passionately Cultural Historical Breakthroughs Exploring Researchers Application Need

One has to understand the functioning of the normal brain before studying the badly malfunctioning brain. Mark Walport

Before Badly Studying Understand Brain Normal

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