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Five Questions for Sir John Sulston

One of the most interesting interviews I ever conducted, and one of the most astonishing, was with Sir John Sulston, head of the British part of the Human Genome Project. Astonishing, because early on the morning of the interview I called him by telephone, asking what would happen to our appointment if he learned later that day that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Five Questions for Peter C. Doherty

In this interview with George Tombs, Peter C. Doherty, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, says he would like to see scientists engaging the public more and a higher quality of science journalism devoted to health matters.

Five Questions for Peter Agre

Nobel prize-winning biochemist Peter Agre talks to George Tombs about his discovery of water channels, their importance for health, and new research on water channels and malaria parasites.