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Paul Nurse

"I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity."

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Asa Don Brown

"Things remain paranormal, as long as we scientists don't reveal the underlying physical processes."

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"The important concept of the solar wind is that Space is not empty. It is an energy and particle filled environment that interacts with whatever is in it! Astronomers call this 'Dark Energy'."

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Asa Don Brown

"You can put the human mind and body into strange states through the use of alien environments."

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Asa Don Brown

"The vitamin, mineral, metal and oil content of the human body drastically alters its reactivity to radiation exposures."

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"You squeeze the eyedropper, and a drop of pond water drips out onto the microscope stage. You look at the projected image. The drop is full of life - strange beings swimming, crawling, tumbling; high dramas of pursuit and escape, triumph and tragedy. This is a world populated by beings far more exotic than in any science fiction movie..."

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Asa Don Brown

"What is salvation for humans? The answer is simple: Salvation is to perpetuate our existence via science!"

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Asa Don Brown

"There are more things in our biology that make us one, than there are to set us apart."

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Asa Don Brown

"The universe rings true whenever you fairly test it."

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"There can never be a conflict between science and religion, once you understand the spiritual knack of the human brain circuits."

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Asa Don Brown

"Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God."

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Paul Nurse
"Therefore, I reasoned that study of the cell cycle responsible for the reproduction of cells was important and might even be illuminating about the nature of life."

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Paul Nurse
"I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also remember making my own beetle collection when it was still acceptable to make such collections."

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Paul Nurse
"I decided that the University of Sussex in Brighton was a good place for this work because it had a strong tradition in bacterial molecular genetics and an excellent reputation in biology."

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Paul Nurse
"I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather artificial, and there never seemed to be enough time to follow up things that really interested me."

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Paul Nurse
"It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways."

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Paul Nurse
"Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life."

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Paul Nurse
"Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science."

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Paul Nurse
"This time at Birmingham turned me into a general biologist, and ever since then I have always tried to take a biological approach to any research project that I have undertaken."

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Paul Nurse
"Scientific understanding is often beautiful, a profoundly aesthetic experience which gives pleasure not unlike the reading of a great poem."

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Paul Nurse
"My main efforts focussed on trying to identify the rate controlling steps during the cell cycle. Crucial for this analysis were wee mutants that were advanced prematurely through the cell cycle and so divided at a reduced cell size."

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