The myth is that IP rights are as important as our rights in castles, cars, and corn oil. IP is supposedly intended to encourage inventors and the investment needed to bring their products to the clinic and marketplace. John Sulston bringcarcastle share on social
It was a matter of not living lavishly but enjoying what you had, growing things with your hands, working hard, but not being tied to a nine-to-five job, and generally feeling that there's more to life than money. John Sulston enjoyfeltgenerally share on social
I wandered along to the chemistry labs, more or less on the rebound, and asked about becoming a research student. It was the '60s, a time of university expansion: the doors were open, and a 2:1 was good enough to get me in. John Sulston 60saskchemistry share on social
Many people thought that, given my knowledge of the egg, I should analyse embryonic mutants. John Sulston analyseeggembryonic Change image and share on social
What is the purpose of being human and alive without doing new things? John Sulston alivehumanpurpose Change image and share on social
It is very clear that the present system of innovation for medicines is very inefficient and really somewhat corrupt. It benefits shareholders over patients; it produces for the rich markets and not for the poor and does not produce for minority diseases. John Sulston benefitclearcorrupt share on social
In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known. John Sulston contentdatabaseinformation Change image and share on social
On my mother's side, I come from Midlands engineers and, on my father's, from tenant farmers near Oxford. John Sulston engineerfarmerfather Change image and share on social
Biomedical research is only as good as its delivery. Distribution of medicines by charities is no more than a stopgap. John Sulston biomedicalcharitydelivery Change image and share on social