Is it philosophical, is it quite allowable, to assume without evidence from fossil plants that the family or any of the genera was once larger and wide spread? and occupied a continuous area?

  • -- Asa Gray ASA灰色

在没有化石植物证据的情况下,假定植物科或任何属曾经是更大、分布更广的,这是合乎哲学的吗?占据了一个连续的区域?

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It has yet to be shown by direct biochemical methods, as opposed to the indirect genetic evidence mentioned earlier, that the code is indeed a triplet code.

与之前提到的间接遗传证据相反,直接的生化方法还没有证明这个密码确实是一个三重密码。

The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.

指挥家的主要任务不是把自己暴露在公众面前,而是尽可能地隐藏在自己的职责背后。我们是飞行员,不是仆人。

Psychoanalysts are not occupied with the minds of their patients; they do not believe in the mind but in a cerebral intestine.

精神分析学家并不专注于他们的病人的思想;他们不相信大脑,而是相信大脑的肠道。

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response.

发电厂造成的汞污染是一个全国性的问题,需要全国作出反应。

I learnt about plants from my father, who was a herbalist and an amateur microscopist.

我从我的父亲那里学到了植物,他是一名草药医生和业余显微镜师。

Peace becomes a fantasy when egos are promoted and facts distorted.

当自我膨胀、事实扭曲时,和平就成了幻想。