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Stanley B. Prusiner
American
Scientist
Born:
May 28
,
1942
Between
Even
Opportunity
People
Research
Science
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Neuroscience is by far the most exciting branch of science because the brain is the most fascinating object in the universe. Every human brain is different - the brain makes each human unique and defines who he or she is.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Science
Every
Universe
Defines
Object
Neuroscience
He
He Or She
Exciting
Most
She
Because
Makes
Brain
Branch
Human
Different
Human Brain
Far
Who
Fascinating
Unique
Each
Concepts are vindicated by the constant accrual of data and independent verification of data. No prize, not even a Nobel Prize, can make something true that is not true.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Independent
Constant
Something
Data
Nobel
Nobel Prize
True
Concepts
Make
Verification
Prize
Even
Vindicated
I believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Politics
Truth
Science
People
Believe
Think
About
Takes
React
How
Than
Getting
Different
Much
Skills
Set
It is crucial for scientists to be willing to be wrong; otherwise, you might not do the most important experiments, or you may ignore your most important findings.
Stanley B. Prusiner
You
Important
Otherwise
Willing
Crucial
Wrong
Most
Scientists
May
The Most Important
Experiments
Might
Your
Ignore
From the point of view of many scientists, gods represent an explanation for the unknown. Scientists are focused on trying to understand the unknown, so there is a fundamental conflict. That said, some scientists find religion useful and perhaps even fulfilling.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Religion
Conflict
Unknown
Focused
Find
Some
Point
Point Of View
Perhaps
Understand
Said
Scientists
Trying
Gods
Represent
Explanation
Fulfilling
View
Useful
Many
Even
Fundamental
Besides numerous science courses, I had the opportunity to study philosophy, the history of architecture, economics, and Russian history in courses taught by extraordinarily knowledgeable professors.
Stanley B. Prusiner
History
Science
Architecture
Opportunity
Economics
Numerous
Extraordinarily
Philosophy
Besides
Russian
Had
Study
Knowledgeable
Courses
Taught
The History Of
Professors
During the summer of 1963 between my junior and senior years, I began a research project on hypothermia in the Department of Surgery with Sidney Wolfson. I quickly became fascinated by the project and continued working on it throughout my senior year.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Year
Research
Summer
Project
Throughout
Between
Became
Surgery
Continue
Years
Began
Quickly
Junior
Department
Senior
Senior Year
Working
Fascinated
People often ask me why I persisted in doing research on a subject that was so controversial. I frequently respond by telling them that only a few scientists are granted the great fortune to pursue topics that are so new and different that only a small number of people can grasp the meaning of such discoveries initially.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Great
Me
People
Few
Research
Topics
Respond
Telling
Only
Small
Pursue
New
Frequently
Doing
Scientists
Subject
Discoveries
Often
Controversial
Different
Them
Meaning
Meaning Of
Ask
Granted
Fortune
Grasp
Initially
Why
Number
In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Science
Result
Sometimes
Though
Favored
One Or Two
Some
Hypotheses
Step
Step Forward
Highly
New
Discard
Been
Surprising
Quite
Might
Forward
Even
Each
Two
Our goal is to figure out a therapy for prion diseases.
Stanley B. Prusiner
Our
Out
Goal
Diseases
Figure
Therapy
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