Praneeth Katta

“The fact that heart disease is a symptom of lack of control explains a good deal about its sporadic appearance. It explains why so many people in senior jobs have heart attacks soon after they retire and ‘take it easy’. From running offices they often move to lowly and menial jobs (washing dishes, walking the dog) in domestic environments run by their spouses.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“Different versions of genes rise and fall in popularity driven often by the rise and fall of diseases. There is a regrettable human tendency to exaggerate stability, to believe in equilibrium.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“The body is the victim, plaything, battleground and vehicle for the ambitions of genes.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“For instance, given the choice between a safe, comfortable and long life for the individual or a risky, tiring and dangerous attempt to breed, virtually all animals (and indeed plants) choose the latter.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters