Frederick Sanger
A two-time Nobel laureate, he developed methods for sequencing DNA and proteins.
Most quoted
"Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations. It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge."
— from Writings/Speech
"Our work on insulin was really the first time that a protein was shown to have a definite chemical structure, and this opened the way for all subsequent work on protein sequencing."
— from Interview, 1980
"Our results suggest that the primary structure of a protein, the sequence of amino acids, determines its three-dimensional structure and thus its biological function."
— from The Structure of Insulin, 1955
All quotes by Frederick Sanger (419)
The simplicity of the Sanger method was its strength.
I've always tried to be methodical and systematic in my approach.
The excitement of a new finding is unparalleled.
Science is a continuous conversation across generations.
I hope my work has made a small difference.
The most important thing is to have a good problem to work on.
I was just lucky to be in the right place at the right time with the right problem.
Science is not a game of brilliant ideas, but of hard work and persistence.
The real excitement in science is in the discovery, not in the recognition.
My work was always driven by curiosity.
I never thought of myself as particularly clever, just persistent.
The beauty of science is that it's a continuous process of building on what others have done.
You have to be prepared to fail many times before you succeed.
The greatest satisfaction comes from understanding something new.
I always tried to keep things as simple as possible.
The most important tool in science is the human mind.
Don't be afraid to ask simple questions.
The sequence of amino acids in a protein determines its function.
The DNA sequence is the blueprint of life.
I was fortunate to work on problems that were ripe for solution.
Contemporaries of Frederick Sanger
Other Chemistrys born within 50 years of Frederick Sanger (1918–2013).