At age 11 in 1960, I moved to an academic state secondary school, Harrow County Grammar School for Boys. — Paul Nurse Copy Share Image
My parents were born in Norfolk and spent their early years working in the big houses of that rural English county, my mother as a cook and my father as a handyman and chauffeur. — Paul Nurse Copy Share Image
During the winter my attention was attracted to the changes in the stars and planets in the sky. — Paul Nurse Copy Share
Ever since Sir Isaac Newton's times, scientists have worked in the same sort of way: They show a great respect for experiment and observation,… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science. — Paul Nurse Copy Share
Therefore, I reasoned that study of the cell cycle responsible for the reproduction of cells was important and might even be illuminating about the… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
My main efforts focussed on trying to identify the rate controlling steps during the cell cycle. Crucial for this analysis were wee mutants that… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
This time at Birmingham turned me into a general biologist, and ever since then I have always tried to take a biological approach to… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
After an extensive interview he arranged for my weaknesses in foreign languages to be over-looked and so I started a Biology degree at Birmingham… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity. — Paul Nurse Copy Share
My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both… — Paul Nurse Copy Share
It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. — Paul Nurse Copy Share
