So that's when I saw the DNA model for the first time, in the Cavendish, and that's when I saw that this was it. And in a flash you just knew that this was very fundamental.

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I set up a laboratory in the Department of Physiology in the Medical School in...

I set up a laboratory in the Department of Physiology in the Medical School in...

The moment I saw the model and heard about the complementing base pairs I realized...

The moment I saw the model and heard about the complementing base pairs I realized...

I went in with Jack and Leslie, into this room that was lined with brick,...

I went in with Jack and Leslie, into this room that was lined with brick,...

I also became interested in chemistry and gradually accumulated enough test tubes and other glassware...

I also became interested in chemistry and gradually accumulated enough test tubes and other glassware...

Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one's head, does not...

Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one's head, does not...

I lived at home and I cycled every morning to the railway station to travel...

I lived at home and I cycled every morning to the railway station to travel...

Many have gone on to do important scientific work but all remember those wonderful times...

Many have gone on to do important scientific work but all remember those wonderful times...

There was still food rationing in England and life was difficult all through my 2...

There was still food rationing in England and life was difficult all through my 2...

I completed the first three years of primary school in one year and was admitted...

I completed the first three years of primary school in one year and was admitted...

He told me that Francis Crick and Jim Watson had solved the structure of DNA,...

He told me that Francis Crick and Jim Watson had solved the structure of DNA,...

In my second year, after moving to the Medical School, I began the courses of...

In my second year, after moving to the Medical School, I began the courses of...

In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris...

In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris...

During this period, I became interested in how the new techniques of cloning and sequencing...

During this period, I became interested in how the new techniques of cloning and sequencing...

The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent.

The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent.

Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years...

Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years...

Always be wary of the Software Engineer who carries a screwdriver.

Always be wary of the Software Engineer who carries a screwdriver.

We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where...

We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where...

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer was as easy to...

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer was as easy to...

The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men,...

The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men,...

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.