I know mortality exists, but I cannot do anything about it. So it does not make me anxious. Renato Dulbecco More Quotes by Renato Dulbecco More Quotes From Renato Dulbecco While we spend our life asking questions about the nature of cancer and ways to prevent or cure it, society merrily produces oncogenic substances and permeates the environment with them. Renato Dulbecco environment society nature life I was born in Catanzaro, Italy, from a Calabrese mother and a Ligurian father. Renato Dulbecco i-was-born born mother father The life I remember begins at Imperia, where I went to school, including the Ginnasio-Liceo 'De Amicis.' Renato Dulbecco i-remember remember life school Although I liked especially physics and mathematics for which I had considerable talent, I decided to study medicine. This profession had for me a strong emotional appeal, which was reinforced by having an uncle who was an excellent surgeon. Renato Dulbecco me mathematics talent strong All through the student years, I was at the top of my class although I was two years younger than everybody else. Renato Dulbecco student top class two I stress the relevance of my work for cancer research because I believe that science must be useful to man. Renato Dulbecco man stress work science Historically, science and society have gone separate ways, although society has provided the funds for science to grow, and in return, science has given society all the material things it enjoys. Renato Dulbecco grow things society science Society does not seem prepared to accept the sacrifices required for an effective prevention of cancer. Renato Dulbecco accept prevention cancer society We have ourselves begun to put our house in order by banning some experiments that may contain a risk for mankind. We would like to see society take a similar attitude, abandoning selfish practices that are dangerous for society itself. Renato Dulbecco dangerous selfish society attitude Indiana was so lovely. Just so lovely. Renato Dulbecco just indiana lovely Competition, I think, is always a good thing. Renato Dulbecco good think always competition People try to do better than other people. It's an incentive. Renato Dulbecco than better try people
