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11 quotes by Daniel Nathans

Daniel Nathans Born (1928-10-30)October 30, 1928 Wilmington, Delaware Died November 16, 1999(1999-11-16) (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland Nationality American Fields Microbiology Institutions Johns Hopkins University Alma mater University of Delaware Washington University in St. Louis Known for Restriction enzymes Notable awards NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1976) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978) National Medal of Science...
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At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

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As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.

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My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking freedom and... →

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First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

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The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.

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And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

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I also found out that I liked biochemical research and that I could do it.

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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... →

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People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting... →

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Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist... →

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So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky... →

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