Peter Agre

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement.

It is a remarkable honor to receive a Nobel Prize, because it not only recognizes discoveries, but also their usefulness to the advancement of fundamental science.

In science, one should use all available resources to solve difficult problems. One of our most powerful resources is the insight of our colleagues.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

It's not a common thing for a Southern white family to go out and seek their black cousins.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.