Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Quotes

I knew the ribosome was going to be the focus of Nobel prizes. It stands at the crossroads of biology, between the gene and what comes out of the gene. But I had convinced myself I was not going to be a winner.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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• I knew the ribosome was going to be the focus of Nobel prizes. It stands at the crossroads of biology, between the gene and what comes out of the gene. But I had convinced myself I was not going to be a winner.

  

  Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
  • Myself
  • Focus
  • Winner