And most important, my wife and sons have created in our home an atmosphere of joy and harmony, so essential to everything else.

Following in the footsteps of my brothers and sisters, I went on to the University of Delaware, where I studied chemistry, philosophy, and literature.

During the years in New York our son Jeremy was born, and soon after our move to Baltimore in 1962, my wife gave birth to our youngest son, Ben.

My main point is that I think it is extremely important to provide opportunities for young scientists, including women, who are especially promising.

Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and a small team of junior associates, perhaps three, ten, fifteen, something in that order.

People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.

My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.

I also found out that I liked biochemical research and that I could do it.

So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students.

And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.