I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.

I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities.

I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.

A Swedish newspaper reporter called and said, You've been awarded the Prize. I was quite sure it was a practical joke.

If you wanted to dissect the structure of living cells, genetic analysis was an extremely powerful method, so my interest turned to that.

The central moral issue of science is that we do not have a science of peace and hardly know where to begin in building one.

I was a bad practicing physician because I was never sure of the diagnosis or of the treatment.