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“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 1967.”

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During the winter my attention was attracted to the changes in the stars and planets in the sky.

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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,…

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My 6 years with Murdoch were pivotal for my entire research career.

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It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion.

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I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial…

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I am still a keen mountain walker and an enthusiastic glider pilot.

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I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science.

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Therefore, I reasoned that study of the cell cycle responsible for the reproduction of cells was important and might even be illuminating about the…

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My main efforts focussed on trying to identify the rate controlling steps during the cell cycle. Crucial for this analysis were wee mutants that…

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This time at Birmingham turned me into a general biologist, and ever since then I have always tried to take a biological approach to…

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I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also…

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I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity.

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