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
I set up a laboratory in the Department of Physiology in the Medical School in South Africa and begin to try to find a bacteriophage system which we might use to solve the genetic code. Sydney Brenner africabacteriophagebegin 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
I also became interested in chemistry and gradually accumulated enough test tubes and other glassware to do chemical experiments, using small quantities of chemicals purchased from a pharmacy supply house. Sydney Brenner accumulatechemicalchemistry share on social
The moment I saw the model and heard about the complementing base pairs I realized that it was the key to understanding all the problems in biology we had found intractable - it was the birth of molecular biology. Sydney Brenner basebiologybirth share on social
The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent. Sydney Brenner computerhovermodern Change image and share on social
I lived at home and I cycled every morning to the railway station to travel by train to Johannesburg followed by a walk to the University, carrying sandwiches for my lunch and returning in the evening the same way. Sydney Brenner carrycycleeven share on social
In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris Company where I hoped that we could create an environment where young people could pursue science in an atmosphere of harmonious purpose and high intellectual challenge. Sydney Brenner atmospherechallengecompany share on social
I went in with Jack and Leslie, into this room that was lined with brick, and there on the side I can remember very clearly was this small model with plates for the bases - the original model with everything screwed together. Sydney Brenner basisbrickjack share on social
I completed the first three years of primary school in one year and was admitted to the local school the age of six directly into the fourth year, some two years younger than all my contemporaries. Sydney Brenner admitagecomplete Change image and share on social
