I and my colleagues here have been engaged in the pursuit of knowledge.

Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations.

I and my colleagues here have been engaged in the pursuit of knowledge.

When I was young my Father used to tell me that the two most worthwhile pursuits in life were the pursuit of truth and of beauty and I believe that Alfred Nobel must have felt much the same when he gave these prizes for literature and the sciences.

After taking my B.A. degree in 1939 I remained at the University for a further year to take an advanced course in Biochemistry, and surprised myself and my teachers by obtaining a first class examination result.

In this atmosphere I soon became interested in nucleic acids.

Until 1943 I received no stipend. I was able to support myself as my mother was the daughter of a relatively wealthy cotton manufacturer.