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

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• Paul Nurse:

  I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associat

• Paul Nurse:

  I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science.

• Paul Nurse:

  I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child.

• Paul Nurse:

  I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather art

• Paul Nurse:

  It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind i

• Paul Nurse:

  It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion.

• Paul Nurse:

  Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complet

• Paul Nurse:

  My 6 years with Murdoch were pivotal for my entire research career.

• Paul Nurse:

  My main efforts focussed on trying to identify the rate controlling steps during the cell cycle. Cr

• Paul Nurse:

  My parents were born in Norfolk and spent their early years working in the big houses of that rural