21 Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

American Scientist

Born: 1952

Biology Me People Science Will Work

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I'm very grateful to have had many brilliant students and post-docs who have worked with me. Potential is often hard to spot, but a key factor is whether they express a genuine interest in the problem and how they have thought about it. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

I knew the ribosome was going to be the focus of Nobel prizes. It stands at the crossroads of biology, between the gene and what comes out of the gene. But I had convinced myself I was not going to be a winner. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Myself Focus Winner Biology Out Gene Crossroads Had Nobel Knew Between Prizes Going Convinced Stands

I remember reading a 'Scientific American' article about the use of new physical techniques - including neutron scattering - as a method for unravelling the structure of the ribosome. I was fascinated. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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You can only go into science because you're interested in it. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

You Science Only Because Go Interested

If I were to take an undergraduate chemistry exam, I would probably fail. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Chemistry Would Exam Take Fail Undergraduate Were

It takes a certain amount of courage to tackle very hard problems in science, I now realise. You don't know what the timescale of your work will be: decades or only a few years. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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During the decade following the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA, the problem of translation - namely, how genetic information is used to synthesize proteins - was a central topic in molecular biology. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Problem Translation Biology Topic Following Structure Genetic Namely Proteins How Discovery Decade Information Central Used Molecular

I am very grateful for the dedicated work and intellectual contributions of generations of talented postdocs, students and research assistants without whom none of the work from my laboratory would have been possible. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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Science is curiosity, testing and experimenting. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Science Testing Curiosity Experimenting

Ultimately, biological phenomena involve molecules, and understanding them involves understanding the underlying chemistry. In my opinion, this is a particularly exciting area of chemistry. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Understanding Chemistry Area Exciting Involve Particularly Involves Underlying Opinion Ultimately In My Opinion Them Molecules Biological Phenomena

There is no room for political, personal or religious ideologies in science. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Science Political Religious Ideologies Personal Room

Governments and scientists in India need to ensure that politics and religious ideology do not intrude into science. They belong to separate spheres, and if they are not kept separate, it is science in India and the country as a whole that will suffer. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Politics Science Will Country Ideology Spheres Ensure India Religious Intrude Scientists Governments Separate Whole Suffer Belong Kept Need

There is no magical formula for winning a Nobel Prize. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Magical Winning Nobel Nobel Prize Prize Formula

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