The long, cold Minnesota winters instilled in me a fascination for exotic far off places; I aspired toward a career in tropical diseases and world health problems.

So, my advice to young scientists is, think critically about your work; probably don't blab unnecessarily.

Mother had to support herself at age 18 because it was during the depression and when my grandfather lost the farm and there was no place for her; she worked as an assistant to a maid.

I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there.

Our lab had always refrained from keeping our studies secret.

Well, all life forms are dependent upon water.

The long, cold Minnesota winters instilled in me a fascination for exotic far off places; I aspired toward a career in tropical diseases and world health problems.