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

If lifespan jumps by 30 or 40 years, that has enormous implications.

I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I'd be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that.

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.

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

By the time I was 12 or 13, I was studying biochemistry textbooks.

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