My main efforts focussed on trying to identify the rate controlling steps during the cell cycle. Crucial for this analysis were wee mutants that were advanced prematurely through the cell cycle and so divided at a reduced cell size. Paul Nurse advanceanalysiscell share on social
I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened up my interests amongst other things into the theatre, art, music, politics and philosophy. Paul Nurse activityanneart share on social
Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science. Paul Nurse alternativecareercomplete share on social
I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important one to justify the effort expanded. Paul Nurse difficulteffortessential Change image and share on social
During the winter my attention was attracted to the changes in the stars and planets in the sky. Paul Nurse attentionattractplanet Change image and share on social
I am still a keen mountain walker and an enthusiastic glider pilot. Paul Nurse enthusiasticgliderkeen Change image and share on social
At age 11 in 1960, I moved to an academic state secondary school, Harrow County Grammar School for Boys. Paul Nurse academicageboy Change image and share on social
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. Paul Nurse cellcycleilluminate Change image and share on social
A key issue in developmental biology at that time was the problem of how cells underwent differentiation, with most workers concentrating on explanations in terms of changes in enzyme and gene regulation. Paul Nurse biologycellconcentrate 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
