Fred Sanger, 2005-06-16

Frederick Sanger, biochemist and a two time Nobel laureate, is interviewed by Mila Pollock, on June 16, 2005, at his home, Far Leys, in Cambridge, England.

Frederick Sanger discusses the following in his interview: Scene 1. Working with Albert Neuberger on amino acid metabolism -- Scene 2. Identifying amino groups in insulin -- Scene 3. Development of the field of protein chemistry -- Scene 4. A hands-on approach to biology -- Scene 5. Developing methods for determining nucleotide sequences -- Scene 6. The chain termination method: Sanger sequencing -- Scene 7. Sequencing phage ΦΧ174, 1982 -- Scene 8. Large-scale sequencing strategies: the Human Genome Project -- Scene 9. Reaction to the 2003 announcement of the completion of the Human Genome Project -- Scene 10. Since 1975: the dideoxy method for DNA sequencing -- Scene 11. Gene patenting -- Scene 12. Views on the dangers of genomic research -- Scene 13. Research at Cambridge University and the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology -- Scene 14. Working with Francis Crick -- Scene 15. Influential colleagues -- Scene 16. Conducting an experiment with Sydney Brenner -- Scene 17. Interaction with Max Perutz -- Scene 18. Working with Alan Coulson -- Scene 19. George Brownlee -- Scene 20. Brian Hartley and Aaron Klug -- Scene 21. Advice to young scientists -- Scene 22. Competition in science -- Scene 23. Mentoring young scientists -- Scene 24. Critical moments in research.