Full Idea
Biology is not a science like physics, in which one should strive to find 'laws of nature', but a species of engineering.
Gist of Idea
Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature
Source
Daniel C. Dennett (Daniel Dennett on himself [1994], p.239)
Book Reference
'A Companion to the Philosophy of Mind', ed/tr. Guttenplan,Samuel [Blackwell 1995], p.239
A Reaction
Yes. This is also true of chemistry, which has always struck me as minitiarised car mechanics.