And yet in a funny way our lack of success led to our breakthrough; because, since we could not get a cell line off the shelf doing what we wanted, we were forced to construct it. And the original experiment… — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
The hybridoma technology was a by-product of basic research. Its success in practical applications is to a large extent the result of unexpected and unpredictable properties of the method. It thus represents another clear-cut example of the enormous practical impact… — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
What attracted me to immunology was that the whole thing seemed to revolve around a very simple experiment: take two different antibody molecules and… — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
We are at the beginning of a new era of immunochemistry, namely the production of "antibody based" molecules. — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
I learned what research was all about as a research student [with] Stoppani ... Max Perutz, and ... Fred Sanger... From them, I always… — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
And yet in a funny way our lack of success led to our breakthrough; because, since we could not get a cell line off… — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
The hybridoma technology was a by-product of basic research. Its success in practical applications is to a large extent the result of unexpected and… — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
Although the way ahead [for immunology] is full of pitfalls and difficulties, this is indeed an exhilarating prospect. There is no danger of a… — Cesar Milstein Copy Share Image
![“And yet in a funny way our lack of success led to our breakthrough; because, since we could not get a cell line off the shelf doing what we wanted, we were forced to construct it. And the original experiment ... developed into a method for the production of hybridomas ... [which] was of more…” quote by Cesar Milstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6d9/cesar-milstein-56606_breakthrough_and-yet-in-a-funny-way-our-lack-of-succe_2577055.jpg)
![“I learned what research was all about as a research student [with] Stoppani ... Max Perutz, and ... Fred Sanger... From them, I always received an unspoken message which in my imagination I translated as "Do good experiments, and don't worry about the rest."” quote by Cesar Milstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/df8/cesar-milstein-56606_experiments_i-learned-what-research-was-all-about-as_1928967.jpg)
![“Although the way ahead [for immunology] is full of pitfalls and difficulties, this is indeed an exhilarating prospect. There is no danger of a shortage of forthcoming excitement in the subject. Yet, as always, the highlights of tomorrow are the unpredictabilities of today.” quote by Cesar Milstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0b5/cesar-milstein-56606_danger_although-the-way-ahead-for-immunology-is_2757068.jpg)