Conférence - Harold E. Varmus : Who Becomes a Professional Scientist and Why? My Path from Literature and Medicine to Basic Biology

Collège de France - Sélection · Mar 4, 2024 · 1h 6m

Edith Heard

Collège de France

Epigénétique et mémoire cellulaire

Cours 2023-2024

Conférence : Reflections on the Scientific Enterprise

Who Becomes a Professional Scientist and Why? My Path from Literature and Medicine to Basic Biology

Harold E. Varmus

Prix Nobel de physiologie ou médecine

Résumé

I will begin by talking about the nature of scientific thought, contrasted with the experience of working in a complex "enterprise." Then I will note some of the reasons (personal, cultural, economic, political or other) that explain why people chose a career in science. I will describe in detail my…