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Many ribosomes act simultaneously along the mRNA, forming superstructures called polysomes.
My kindergarten teacher encouraged me to learn, as did my school headmaster, who gave me a grant to study.
My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.
My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
My parents were Zionists born in Poland. My father was a rabbi who didn't know much about science and ran a grocery store in the neighborhood with my mother's help.
Once, when I tried to calculate the height of the balcony, I broke my arm. Another time, I wanted to see if water moves faster than kerosene. When my father came out to smoke, a fire broke out.
People always talk about the implication and applications of a process, but for me, the goal is purely about knowledge. Knowledge can become practical today, in 20 years, or in 500 years. Ask Newton. He didn't know there would be space research based on his accident with the apple.
People are obsessed with my haircut; everyone wants to do something with my hair before the ceremony. Very senior figures tell me their hairstylist wants to do my hair for free. It's surprising. People from television are interested almost exclusively in aspects of my hair and my hairdresser.
Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.
Proteins are constantly being degraded. Therefore, simultaneous production of proteins is required.
The ribosome is a machine that gets instructions from the genetic code and operates chemically in order to produce the product.
The Weizmann Institute showed me respect and didn't require many administrative tasks, so I was quite independent. I did what I wanted.
The world was not supportive. They look at me as a joke for 13 to 14 years until I could prove feasibility; then I had competitors. Those that laughed at me became my competitors.
There are over 7,000 different types of proteins in typical eukaryotic cells; the total number depends on the cell class and function.
Waiting for me in Stockholm will be a personal assistant - Katrina from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - as well the secretary of the Swedish Academy. They'll help us with our things and take us to our hotel. From the moment I arrive, I'll always be together with the other two laureates.
When a man sits in our jails for a number of years, and around him friends and family become angry, that is how we create terrorists.
Words originating from the verb 'to die' were frequently used when I described my initial plans to determine the ribosome structure.
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22 June, 1939
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