The origin of each of us stems from codes of genetic inheritance.

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• John Eccles:

  To the brains of our predecessors we owe all of our inheritance of civilization and culture.

• John Eccles:

  I am passionately devoted to the study of life, and particularly to the higher forms of life.

• John Eccles:

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• John Eccles:

  I decided, as a medical student, to devote myself to a study of the brain.

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  A board constituted as the board of Sydney Hospital is constituted is not a suitable body to have c

• John Eccles:

  Many people, including myself, had our scientific lives changed by the inspiring new vision of scie

• John Eccles:

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• John Eccles:

  I, at the age of 17 or 18 as a medical student, suddenly came up against a problem: 'What am I? Wha

• John Eccles:

  England was a delightful and stimulating place for a young academic, although by present standards,

• John Eccles:

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