It is sometimes said that the major discoveries have already been made and that there is nothing important left to find. This attitude is altogether too pessimistic. There are plenty of ideas and plenty of things left to discover. The… — John Vane Copy Share Image
Plainly, when perfusate from an organ or blood from an animal is used for superfusion, substances can reach the assay tissues within a few… — John Vane Copy Share Image
The medicines of today are based upon thousands of years of knowledge accumulated from folklore, serendipity and scientific discovery. The new medicines of tomorrow… — John Vane Copy Share Image
Fundamental discoveries can and should be made in industry or academies, but to carry that knowledge forward and to develop a new drug to… — John Vane Copy Share Image
At the age of 12, my parents gave me a chemistry set for Christmas, and experimentation soon became a consuming passion in my life. — John Vane Copy Share Image
Mammalian cells of all types disgorge prostaglandins at the slightest provocation, but the tissue content of prostaglandins is very low compared with the release. — John Vane Copy Share Image
We lived in a suburb of Birmingham where I attended the local state school from the age of five. I then went on to… — John Vane Copy Share Image
At first, I was able to use a Bunsen burner attached to my mother's gas stove, but the use of the kitchen as a… — John Vane Copy Share Image
It is sometimes said that the major discoveries have already been made and that there is nothing important left to find. This attitude is… — John Vane Copy Share Image
Physiology has spawned many biological sciences, amongst them my own field of pharmacology. — John Vane Copy Share Image
Most uses of bioassay involving smooth muscle demand high sensitivity and specificity. — John Vane Copy Share Image
After qualifying for a B.Sc. in pharmacology, I spent a few months in Sheffield University as a research worker in the pharmacology department but… — John Vane Copy Share Image
Ways have to be found to maintain university research untramelled by requirements of forecasting application or usefulness. — John Vane Copy Share Image
