Notable Science Quotes

Eugene Garfield, the cancer moonshot, employee genetic testing, and more

Written byThe Scientist
| 2 min read

Register for free to listen to this article
Listen with Speechify
0:00
2:00
Share

Eugene Garfield: 1925–2017ILLUSTRATION BY ERICA P. JOHNSON

—Vitek Tracz, publisher of Faculty of 1000 and former co-owner of The Scientist, on the passing of Eugene Garfield, the scientometrics pioneer who launched The Scientist in 1986 (February 27)

Newly confirmed US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, on the CNBC program Squawk Box (March 9)

Former Vice President Joe Biden, in a speech delivered at this year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, about the federal government’s role in cancer research (March 12)

—Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity, and journalist Eric Rosenthal, writing in The Hill about how Donald Trump should pursue Barack Obama’s cancer “moonshot” (February 15)

—Shelley Fuld Nasso, CEO of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, talking about Donald Trump’s appointment of Scott ...

Interested in reading more?

Become a Member of

The Scientist Logo
Receive full access to digital editions of The Scientist, as well as TS Digest, feature stories, more than 35 years of archives, and much more!
Already a member? Login Here
February 2026

A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

View this Issue
Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

Stemcell Technologies
Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Beckman Coulter Logo
Conceptual multicolored vector image of cancer research, depicting various biomedical approaches to cancer therapy

Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

bioxcell

Products

Sino Biological Logo

Sino Biological Pioneers Life Sciences Innovation with High-Quality Bioreagents on Inside Business Today with Bill and Guiliana Rancic

Sino Biological Logo

Sino Biological Expands Research Reagent Portfolio to Support Global Nipah Virus Vaccine and Diagnostic Development

Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Partners with Automata to Accelerate AI-Ready Laboratory Automation

Refeyn logo

Refeyn named in the Sunday Times 100 Tech list of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies