I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science. — Paul Nurse Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
