So that's when I saw the DNA model for the first time, in the Cavendish, and that's when I saw that this was it. And in a flash you just knew that this was very fundamental. Sydney Brenner cavendishdnaflash Change image and share on social
Many have gone on to do important scientific work but all remember those wonderful times when we and our science were young and our excitement in meeting new challenges knew no bounds. Sydney Brenner boundchallengeexcitement Change image and share on social
He told me that Francis Crick and Jim Watson had solved the structure of DNA, so we decided to go across to Cambridge to see it. This was in April of 1953. Sydney Brenner aprilcambridgecrick Change image and share on social
In my second year, after moving to the Medical School, I began the courses of Anatomy and Physiology. I had begun to see that I was interested in cells and their functions. Sydney Brenner anatomybegincell Change image and share on social
There was still food rationing in England and life was difficult all through my 2 year stay in Oxford. Sydney Brenner difficultenglandfood Change image and share on social
