Shinya Yamanaka quotes
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“When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such a small difference between it and my daughters. I thought, we can't keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way.”
-- Shinya YamanakaSource : "Risk Taking Is in His Genes". Interview with Martin Fackler, www.nytimes.com. December 11, 2007.
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“I grew so depressed from the lack of support that I considered quitting. No one understood me.”
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“There is no way now to get around some use of embryos. But my goal is to avoid using them.”
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“I thought, we can’t keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way.”
-- Shinya Yamanaka -
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“I started my career as a surgeon 25 years ago. But it turned out that I am not talented as a surgeon, so I decided to change my career. But I still feel that I am a doctor. So my goal, all my life, is to bring this stem-cell technology to the bedside.”
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“I like the freedom of research. Plus, if I fail in science, I know I can always survive because I have an M.D. This has been my insurance policy.”
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“My goals over the decade include to develop new drugs to treat intractable diseases by using iPS cell technology and to conduct clinical trials using it on a few patients with Parkinson's diseases, diabetes or blood diseases.”
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“I thought, we can’t keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way.”
-- Shinya YamanakaSource : "Risk Taking Is in His Genes" by Martin Fackler, www.nytimes.com. December 11, 2007.
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