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 human spirit thrives on discovery, on pushing the boundaries of what is known.
Death is the ultimate unknown, but life is the ultimate opportunity to understand.
The universe is a book written in the language of mathematics, and science is how we learn to read it.
Consciousness is the ultimate mystery, the lens through which we perceive all other mysteries.
The beauty of scientific progress is that it's never truly finished; there's always more to learn.
Our existence, however fleeting, is a chance to contribute to the grand narrative of understanding.
The human condition is defined by our insatiable curiosity and our relentless pursuit of knowledge.
The most important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.
I was just lucky. I was in the right place at the right time, and I had the right problem.
The idea that a protein has a unique, defined sequence was quite revolutionary at the time.
It was generally thought that proteins were rather ill-defined, heterogeneous mixtures.
The development of methods for determining the sequence of nucleic acids is probably the most important contribution I have made.
The ultimate goal of biochemistry is to understand life at the molecular level.
I never set out to win a Nobel Prize. I just wanted to do interesting experiments.
The beauty of science is that it's always changing, always evolving.
If you want to do good science, you have to be prepared to make mistakes.
The most exciting moments in science are when you discover something completely unexpected.
I think it's important for scientists to communicate their work to the public.
The human genome project was a logical extension of the work we started on sequencing DNA.
I'm not a great theoretician. I'm more of a practical person.
Contemporaries of Frederick Sanger
Other Chemistrys born within 50 years of Frederick Sanger (1918–2013).