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Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and t

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. – Paul Nurse

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

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

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