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Paul Nurse

British Scientist

Born: Jan 25, 1949

Biology Good Me School Science Time

Related authors: Alfred Russel Wallace Arthur Eddington Derek Harold Richard Barton Gregory Bateson Humphry Davy John Sulston Mary Leakey Thomas Browne

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

Pilot Enthusiastic Am Still Mountain Walker Keen

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 genetics and an excellent reputation in biology. Paul Nurse

Work Good Strong Reputation Biology Good Place Excellent Had Genetics Because Tradition Decided Place Molecular Brighton University

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 making my own beetle collection when it was still acceptable to make such collections. Paul Nurse

Time Great Fruit Remember Own Collection Collections Mutant Following My Own Investigating Had Great Time Also Make Acceptable Scientific Making Still Beetle American Different Experimental Flies Published

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

Science Humanity Progressive Idealistic Force View

I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child. Paul Nurse

Family Only Only Child Like Times Child Being Far Youngest

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 time to follow up things that really interested me. Paul Nurse

Time Good Me Memory Enough Enough Time Finding Follow Follow-Up Examination Seemed Exams Rather Having Never Up Very Artificial Process Interested Poor Really Things

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

Time Religion School Secondary Secondary School Abandoned My Time

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 prematurely through the cell cycle and so divided at a reduced cell size. Paul Nurse

Controlling Analysis Rate Wee Divided Through Crucial Main Advanced Steps Identify Reduced Were Efforts Trying Cell Size Cycle Prematurely

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 school and university. Paul Nurse

School Parents Extremely Neither Wealthy Both Supportive Academic Comfortably Always Were Nor Efforts Aspirations Lived University

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