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. Paul Nurse bearbigchauffeur Change image and share on social
I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science. Paul Nurse awakecuriosityearly Change image and share on social
It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. Paul Nurse knowledgemankindpractical Change image and share on social
I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather artificial, and there never seemed to be enough time to follow up things that really interested me. Paul Nurse artificialexamexamination Change image and share on social
I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child. Paul Nurse childfamilytime Change image and share on social
