If we understand the worm, we understand life. John Sulston More Quotes by John Sulston More Quotes From John Sulston Biomedical research is only as good as its delivery. Distribution of medicines by charities is no more than a stopgap. John Sulston moreonlygoodresearch It is not a Pandora's box that science opens; it is, rather, a treasure chest. We, humanity, can choose whether or not to take out the discoveries and use them, and for what purpose. John Sulston treasurepurposehumanityscience The fruits of science and innovation have nourished our society and economy for years, but nations unable to navigate our regulatory system are often excluded, as are vulnerable individuals. John Sulston innovationsocietyscienceyears The human world lives in a framework called global economics. We live in a system based on GDP, which drives consumption. it causes people to compete with each other through trade in a way that they all grow. John Sulston growpeoplewayworld The myth is that IP rights are as important as our rights in castles, cars, and corn oil. IP is supposedly intended to encourage inventors and the investment needed to bring their products to the clinic and marketplace. John Sulston bringinvestmentimportantrights It was a matter of not living lavishly but enjoying what you had, growing things with your hands, working hard, but not being tied to a nine-to-five job, and generally feeling that there's more to life than money. John Sulston jobyoumoneylife The free market is the epitome of life itself. This is something that all scientists recognise because science itself operates on free market lines. John Sulston somethingfreelifescience We knew that all the protein-coding bits of genes do is to produce protein - they have to have instructions to turn them on and off. Those sequences lie well outside the protein-coding sequences, sometimes thousands, tens of thousands of bases away. John Sulston turnwellliesometimes There's always a tension between those who would like to garner wealth, and they contribute a lot to society. There's also those who say, 'I believe in the common good. I want that to be enlarged.' They contribute a lot to society. The tension, the debate, between these two views is extremely important to our progress. John Sulston goodprogresssocietybelieve On my mother's side, I come from Midlands engineers and, on my father's, from tenant farmers near Oxford. John Sulston farmersengineersmotherfather As far back as I remember, and earlier, I was an artisan, a maker and doer. Mechanically minded, my parents said. John Sulston parentsbacksaidremember Muriel, my mother, was my main confidant. She was a teacher of English at Watford grammar school but took a break while my sister Madeleine and I were children. She held court in the kitchen, and we talked about everything. John Sulston motherteacherchildrenschool When it came to choice of subjects, science was obvious - since I was uninterested in anything else - but a decision that caused consternation in some eyes was my demand to take biology for A-level. John Sulston eyesbiologydecisionscience Many people thought that, given my knowledge of the egg, I should analyse embryonic mutants. John Sulston eggthoughtpeopleknowledge The fact is that proprietary databases don't work for such basic and broadly needed information as the sequence of the human genome. John Sulston facthumaninformationwork In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known. John Sulston databasevalueoutinformation Whilst worthy in themselves, applications shouldn't be the only way to drive basic research. John Sulston driveonlyresearchway I don't think one ought to bring a clearly disabled child into the world. John Sulston bringchildthinkworld I would say if we can select children who are not going to be severely disadvantaged, then we should do so, but I think it has to be done by voluntary choice. John Sulston choicethinkdonechildren The Wellcome Trust is a hugely important organisation, and it is vital that its fundraising continues unabated. John Sulston vitalfundraisingtrustimportant
