I Think It Was This

My Main Efforts Focussed On Trying To Identify The Rate Controlling Steps During The Cell Cycle. Crucial For This Analysis Were Wee Mutants That Were Advanced Prematurely Through The Cell Cycle And So Divided At A Reduced Cell Size.

After An Extensive Interview He Arranged For My Weaknesses In Foreign Languages To Be Over-looked And So I Started A Biology Degree At Birmingham In 1967.

Therefore, I Reasoned That Study Of The Cell Cycle Responsible For The Reproduction Of Cells Was Important And Might Even Be Illuminating About The Nature Of Life.

I Met My Wife Anne Who Was A Sociology Student, And Her Influence Together With Activities Associated With The Student Movement Of The Time Opened Up My Interests Amongst Other Things Into The Theatre, Art, Music, Politics And Philosophy.

I Was Never Very Good At Exams, Having A Poor Memory And Finding The Examination Process Rather Artificial, And There Never Seemed To Be Enough Time To Follow Up Things That Really Interested Me.