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July 2011's selection of notable quotes

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James Watson (R) in Stockholm receiving the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.GETTYIMAGES

James Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for deciphering the structure of DNA, in a panel discussion held during the 2011 World Science Festival after a staging of Photograph 51, a play about Rosalind Franklin, whose contributions to the effort have been the subject of much debate

Structural biologist Donald Caspar, during the same panel discussion

University of Dublin neurogeneticist Kevin Mitchell, on his blog Wiring the Brain (May 25, 2011)

Thomas S. Kuhn in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962)

Physician John Ioannidis, speaking to news@JAMA about a cautious approach to personalized medicine (May 31, 2011)

An Australian National University spokesperson, telling Science about measures taken to protect researchers there who are being threatened as the country considers carbon-tax legislation (Jun. 10, 2011)

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