On other occasions we may widen our gaze to look at things that are
as large as a millimeter, but basically we’re sKeep in mind that 50 years ago we didn’t know any of this, for all
practical purposes, or very little of this. And keep in mind that we’re
so close to this revolution that we don’t really understand its
ramifications. I imagine it will be another 50 years before we really
begin to appreciate the fallout, the long-term consequences of this
revolution in biology which began 51 years ago. And so you’re part of
that and you’re going to experience it much more than my generation
did. taying very, very small.
Again, because we view, correctly or not, the fact that the big
processes can be understood by delving into the molecular details of
what happens invisibly and cannot be seen by most ways of visualizing
things, including the light and often even the electron microscope.