All Paul Nurse Quotes
- Scientific understanding is often beautiful, a profoundly aesthetic experience which gives pleasure not unlike the reading of a great poem. Aesthetic
- It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion. Abandoned
- At age 11 in 1960, I moved to an academic state secondary school, Harrow County Grammar School for Boys. Academic
- I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity. Force
- My main efforts focussed on trying to identify the rate controlling steps during the cell cycle. Crucial for this analysis were wee mutants that were… Advanced
- I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science. Awoke
- Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading… All
- During the winter my attention was attracted to the changes in the stars and planets in the sky. Attention
- I am still a keen mountain walker and an enthusiastic glider pilot. Enthusiastic
- I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important one… Difficult
- I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also remember… Acceptable
- I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened… Activities
- I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child. Child
- I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather artificial, and there never seemed to be enough… Artificial
- It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. Been
- Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated… Alternative
- 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… Big
- My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both at… Academic
- Therefore, I reasoned that study of the cell cycle responsible for the reproduction of cells was important and might even be illuminating about the nature… Cell
- This possibility bothered me as I thought it was not advisable to remain in one academic environment, and the long dark winters in Edinburgh could… Academic
- This time at Birmingham turned me into a general biologist, and ever since then I have always tried to take a biological approach to any… Always Tried
- 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 in… Arranged
- A key issue in developmental biology at that time was the problem of how cells underwent differentiation, with most workers concentrating on explanations in terms… Biology
- I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial molecular… Bacterial
- My 6 years with Murdoch were pivotal for my entire research career. Career