I was born in Jerusalem in 1939 to a poor family that shared a rented four-room apartment with two additional families and their children. Ada Yonath additionalapartmentbear Change image and share on social
The Weizmann Institute showed me respect and didn't require many administrative tasks, so I was quite independent. I did what I wanted. Ada Yonath administrativeindependentinstitute Change image and share on social
I am against boycotts in general: boycotts against us as well as anything and everything that can be boycotted. Ada Yonath boycottgeneral Change image and share on social
People are obsessed with my haircut; everyone wants to do something with my hair before the ceremony. Very senior figures tell me their hairstylist wants to do my hair for free. It's surprising. People from television are interested almost exclusively in aspects of my hair and my hairdresser. Ada Yonath aspectceremonyexclusively share on social
The ribosome is a machine that gets instructions from the genetic code and operates chemically in order to produce the product. Ada Yonath chemicallycodegenetic Change image and share on social
I used ribosomes from very, very robust bacteria under very, very active conditions and found a way - I actually took advantage of research done before me at the Weizmann, the same institute I am now - how to preserve their activity and their integrity while they crystallized. Ada Yonath activeactivityadvantage share on social
I was born in Jerusalem with a religious background and a rabbi as a father... it was rather poor, but what we did have, we did have books. Ada Yonath backgroundbearbook Change image and share on social