In 1936, the Nobel laureate Max Planck observed that scientific innovations rarely spread as a result of their opponents’ conversion; instead, opponents of innovation “gradually die out,” and the next generation accepts the breakthrough. This was the case with vaccinations and the recognition that DNA is the stuff of heredity – and it will happen eventually with genetic engineering.
1936年，诺贝尔奖获得者普朗克观察到，科学创新很少因为反对者的改变而得到推广；相反，创新的反对者会“逐渐死去”，下一代人将接受这一突破。在疫苗和承认DNA是遗传物质等方面都是如此——对基因工程最终也将是如此。