Daniel Nathans quotes

Daniel Nathans was an American microbiologist and geneticist who made significant contributions to molecular biology. His pioneering work with restriction enzymes enabled groundbreaking advances in genetic engineering. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for these achievements. Here are 10 of his quotes:

At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends. (Daniel Nathans)

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

Daniel Nathans

My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking freedom and opportunity in the New World.

Daniel Nathans

As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.

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The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.

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And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

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Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and a small team of junior associates, perhaps three, ten, fifteen, something in that order.

Daniel Nathans

People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.

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So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students.

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My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.

Daniel Nathans

Daniel Nathans

Occupation: American Scientist
Born: October 30, 1928
Died: November 16, 1999
Quotes count: 10

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