I Think It Was This Curiosity About

My Parents Were Born In Norfolk And Spent Their Early Years Working In The Big Houses Of That Rural English County, My Mother As A Cook And My Father As A Handyman And Chauffeur.

I Have An Idealistic View Of Science As A Liberalising And Progressive Force For Humanity.

It Has Been A Privilege To Pursue Knowledge For Its Own Sake And To See How It Might Help Mankind In More Practical Ways.

During The Winter My Attention Was Attracted To The Changes In The Stars And Planets In The Sky.

Therefore, I Reasoned That Study Of The Cell Cycle Responsible For The Reproduction Of Cells Was Important And Might Even Be Illuminating About The Nature Of Life.