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> [Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and a small team of junior associates, perhaps three, ten, fifteen, something in that order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/small-science-which-includes-most-research-in-the-life-sciences-all/)

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## More by Daniel Nathans

> [My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/my-parents-came-to-the-united-states-in-the-early-years-of-this/)

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> [I also found out that I liked biochemical research and that I could do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/i-also-found-out-that-i-liked-biochemical-research-and-that-i-could/)

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> [As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/as-i-look-back-on-the-last-few-decades-of-my-life-i-am-struck-by-the/)

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> [First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/first-of-all-many-human-diseases-are-influenced-by-if-not-caused-by/)

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> [And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/and-of-course-identifying-all-human-genes-and-proteins-will-have/)

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> [So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/so-i-applied-to-medical-school-and-received-a-scholarship-at/)

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> [People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/people-are-not-the-only-interesting-organism-on-earth-from-the-point/)

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> [My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/my-education-began-in-the-public-schools-of-wilmington-during-most-of/)

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> [Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/small-science-which-includes-most-research-in-the-life-sciences-all/)

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> [At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/at-every-stage-of-my-career-i-have-had-interesting-and-cordial/)

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> [The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nathans/the-glimpses-of-human-strength-and-frailty-that-a-physician-sees-are/)

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