Biology Quote by Daniel Nathans

“People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.”

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My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking…

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I also found out that I liked biochemical research and that I could do it.

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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.

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First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

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And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

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The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.

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