Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.

I started on the use of the Internet for scientific communication. Our research group was one of the very first to make really systematic use of it as a way of managing research projects.

When I was in high school, I became interested in cytochemistry: chemical analysis under the microscope, and trying to understand the composition of cells.

I get curious about new things. My real strength is going into a field that has not been investigated before, and finding new approaches to it.

I got my Nobel Prize for my lab work.

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people.