A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.

The most important thing is to actually think about what you do. To become aware and actually think about the effect of what you do on the environment and on society. That's key, and that underlies everything else.

Women tend to be more intuitive, or to admit to being intuitive, and maybe the hard science approach isn't so attractive. The way that science is taught is very cold. I would never have become a scientist if I had been taught like that.

A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.

I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.

Of course animals have a personality and emotions.

I learnt from Flo how to be mother. Flo was patient, tolerant. She was supportive. She was always there. She was playful. She enjoyed having her babies, as good mothers do.