I became fascinated by the then-blossoming science of molecular biology when, in my senior year, I happened to read the papers by Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod on the operon theory. Susumu Tonegawa biologyblossomefascinate Change image and share on social
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
The brain is hugely complicated, and because it is so complicated, it requires multidisciplinary research. Susumu Tonegawa braincomplicatehugely Change image and share on social
Humans are very imaginative animals. Susumu Tonegawa animalhumanimaginative Change image and 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
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
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
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
Independent of what is happening around you in the outside world, humans constantly have internal activity in the brain. Susumu Tonegawa activitybrainconstantly Change image and share on social
