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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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...

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 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...

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,...

The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent.

The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...