You Can Do Reverse Engineering, But You

It Is Not Easy To Convey, Unless One Has Experienced It, The Dramatic Feeling Of Sudden Enlightenment That Floods The Mind When The Right Idea Finally Clinches Into Place.

A Theory Should Not Attempt To Explain All The Facts, Because Some Of The Facts Are Wrong

Since I Essentially Knew Nothing, I Had An Almost Completely Free Choice.

The Major Credit I Think Jim And I Deserve Is For Selecting The Right Problem And Sticking To It. It's True That By Blundering About We Stumbled On Gold, But The Fact Remains That We Were Looking For Gold.

While Occam's Razor Is A Useful Tool In The Physical Sciences, It Can Be A Very Dangerous Implement In Biology. It Is Thus Very Rash To Use Simplicity And Elegance As A Guide In Biological Research.