The Glimpses Of Human Strength And Frailty

At Every Stage Of My Career I Have Had Interesting And Cordial Colleagues, Some Of Whom Are Close Friends.

As I Look Back On The Last Few Decades Of My Life, I Am Struck By The Good Fortune That Came My Way.

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.

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.

First Of All, Many Human Diseases Are Influenced By, If Not Caused By Mutations In Genes.