Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. He shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.[1] (wikipedia)
My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.
First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.
And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.
The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.
As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.
So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students.
Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and a small team of junior associates, perhaps three, ten, fifteen, something in that order.
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.
My main point is that I think it is extremely important to provide opportunities for young scientists, including women, who are especially promising.
I also found out that I liked biochemical research and that I could do it.