Many have gone on to do important scientific work but all remember those wonderful times when we and our science were young and our excitement in meeting new challenges knew no bounds. Sydney Brenner boundchallengeexcitement Change image and share on social
In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris Company where I hoped that we could create an environment where young people could pursue science in an atmosphere of harmonious purpose and high intellectual challenge. Sydney Brenner atmospherechallengecompany share on social
There was still food rationing in England and life was difficult all through my 2 year stay in Oxford. Sydney Brenner difficultenglandfood Change image and share on social
The moment I saw the model and heard about the complementing base pairs I realized that it was the key to understanding all the problems in biology we had found intractable - it was the birth of molecular biology. Sydney Brenner basebiologybirth share on social
I lived at home and I cycled every morning to the railway station to travel by train to Johannesburg followed by a walk to the University, carrying sandwiches for my lunch and returning in the evening the same way. Sydney Brenner carrycycleeven share on social
I also became interested in chemistry and gradually accumulated enough test tubes and other glassware to do chemical experiments, using small quantities of chemicals purchased from a pharmacy supply house. Sydney Brenner accumulatechemicalchemistry share on social
Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one's head, does not make for an easy passage in the real world. Sydney Brenner createeasyhead Change image and share on social
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. Sydney Brenner cavendishdnaflash Change image and share on social
I went in with Jack and Leslie, into this room that was lined with brick, and there on the side I can remember very clearly was this small model with plates for the bases - the original model with everything screwed together. Sydney Brenner basisbrickjack share on social
The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent. Sydney Brenner computerhovermodern Change image and share on social
