John Jacob Abel Professions : Biochemist Born : May 19, 1857 Died : May 26, 1938 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by John Jacob Abel Greater even than the greatest discovery is to keep open the way to future discovery. John Jacob Abel greater discovery way As soon as we touch the complex processes that go on in a living thing, be it plant or animal, we are at once forced to use the methods of this science [chemistry]. No longer will the microscope, the kymograph, the scalpel avail for the complete solution of the problem. For the further analysis of these phenomena which are in flux and flow, the investigator must associate himself with those who have labored in fields where molecules and atoms, rather than multicellular tissues or even unicellular organisms, are the units of study. John Jacob Abel atoms animal science Similar Authors Bruce Alberts biochemist Bernard Brodie biochemist Duane Gish biochemist Dorothy Hodgkin biochemist David Eisenberg biochemist Casimir Funk biochemist All Authors
