It is better to crush a gland instead of an oak.
• From La cinécellulaire: extrait des mises au point de la biologie, personal notes (2008)
• From La cinécellulaire: extrait des mises au point de la biologie, personal notes (2008)
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Il vaut mieux écraser un gland plutôt qu'un chêne.
— André Gernez
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• From La cinécellulaire: extrait des mises au point de la biologie, personal notes (2008)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About André Gernez
André Gernez (25 January 1923 – 8 January 2014) co-founded the organic stem cells theory. In 1979, he received the « Hans Adalbert Schweigart » price with Konrad Lorentz. He also has a long collaboration with Jean-Pierre Willem.
About André Gernez
André Gernez (25 January 1923 – 8 January 2014) co-founded the organic stem cells theory. In 1979, he received the « Hans Adalbert Schweigart » price with Konrad Lorentz. He also has a long collaboration with Jean-Pierre Willem.
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