Our study showed that the false memory and the genuine memory are based on very similar, almost identical, brain mechanisms. It is difficult for the false memory bearer to distinguish between them. Susumu Tonegawa basebearerbrain Change image and share on social
Even under normal conditions, how we can distinguish various events, various experiences, and be able to reproduce it later is, of course, a very interesting question and, I think, one that we face in day to day life. Susumu Tonegawa conditiondaydistinguish share on social
I see myself as a scientist who is interested in what's going on inside of us. Susumu Tonegawa insideinterestscientist Change image and share on social
After I arrived in Basel, I initially attempted to continue the project of my days in Dulbecco's laboratory, namely, the transcriptional control of the simian virus 40 genes. Susumu Tonegawa arriveattemptbasel Change image and share on social
In 1981, after ten years in Basel, I returned to the United States to continue my research on the immune system at the Center for Cancer Research of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where Director Salvador E. Luria provided me with an excellent laboratory. Susumu Tonegawa baselcancercenter share on social
In the early Seventies, the technology for purifying a specific eukaryotic mRNA was just becoming available. Susumu Tonegawa earlyeukaryoticmrna Change image and share on social
Although we often discussed the idea of research on the nature of antigen recognition by T cells in the laboratory in the late Seventies while I was still in Basel, the real work did not start until the early Eighties in my new laboratory at M.I.T. Susumu Tonegawa antigenbaselcell share on social
When General Motors builds a car, they want to meet the specific needs of many customers. But if they custom-make each car, then it will not be economical. Susumu Tonegawa buildcarcustom Change image and share on social
My father was an engineer working for a textile company that had several factories scattered in rural towns in the southern part of Japan. Susumu Tonegawa companyengineerfactory Change image and share on social
It doesn't matter whether it is chemistry or immunology or neuroscience: I just do research on what I find interesting. Susumu Tonegawa chemistryfindimmunology Change image and share on social
