"The most important thing today is for young people to take responsibility, to actually know how to formulate an idea and how to work on it. Not to buy into the so-called apprenticeship."
- Sydney BrennerThroughout his career, renowned biologist Sydney Brenner made important contributions to genetics and molecular biology. His work using the nematode worm C. elegans as a model organism to investigate aging and development is what made him most famous. Brenner stressed the value of young people takin…