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“It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways.”

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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, They don't cherry pick data, They take a skeptical approach to what they do. And then scientists work together to get a consensus as to what should be believed And that generates very reliable knowledge and…

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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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…

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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 know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job…

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The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God.

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We find few historians who have been diligent enough in their search for truth; it is their common method to take on trust what…

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“We will all, at some point in our lives, fall. Every single one of us. We shouldn't spend our time trying to avoid falling.…

Nicole Williams

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The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency rather than…

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Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

Fergus Henderson

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Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.

Swami Vivekananda

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Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedy, people can become discouraged and cynical. But lives can also be mended. Put back together well, they won't be just like they were before. Damaged pieces reassembled with a golden bonding of patience and love will help form a person into an exquisite masterpiece. It is as if people have to be broken before…

My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow margin… I would have made a good one if I…

Robert A. Heinlein

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You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.

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What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us…

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Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves.

Hubert H. Humphrey

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