Charles Darwin

"You ask about my opinion on vivisection. I quite agree that it is justifiable for real investigations on physiology; but not for mere damnable and detestable curiosity."

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Source: Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: the Evolution.

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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

Naturalist, Geologist

Charles Darwin was a naturalist whose theory of evolution through natural selection, outlined in 'On the Origin of Species', transformed biology.

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