38 Quotes by Ada Yonath

I was born in Jerusalem in 1939 to a poor family that shared a rented four-room apartment with two additional families and their children.

I was born in Jerusalem with a religious background and a rabbi as a father... it was rather poor, but what we did have, we did have books.

I'm always having to get rid of reporters.

I'm truly glad I've managed to get the public interested in questions about basic research.

If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.

Many ribosomes act simultaneously along the mRNA, forming superstructures called polysomes.

My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.

Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.

Proteins are constantly being degraded. Therefore, simultaneous production of proteins is required.