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My first vote was for a communist in east London when I was a medical student. But I've voted Tory, Labour and Lib Dem in my time.
Robert Winston
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Robert Winston
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 15
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Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of experiments banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation. The work we do is performed with compassion, care, humanity and humility. I have never seen an animal suffer pain.
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I'm a traditional Jew with an orthodox background, and it informs much of my approach to science. Of course I think it's very important that if you have those sorts of backgrounds you don't impose them on other people as a clinician, of course.
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There were never any doctors in my family. But my grandparents and my mother had a strong social conscience that was formative.
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We are more dependent on science and engineering than at any other time in history. However, there is plenty of evidence that far too many people are scientifically illiterate, often having been put off science at school.
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Whether you're religious or not, there is a real need for other people's religious positions to be treated with the upmost respect.
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I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked.
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By discovering how our minds work, we can improve our learning power and unlock our true potential.
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It is important that legislation keeps pace with scientific progress.
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My own field, the prevention of genetic disorders in babies, has been possible only because of humane work on animals.
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I did not study science at school until I was 13, when I was totally turned on by a seemingly dreary old teacher who suddenly, unannounced, manufactured a huge explosion in the middle of a totally boring monologue. From then on, all of his class wanted to make explosions.
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You can now modify the genes of large animals, and the largest animal we are concerned with is the human.
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Now we have technology where we can modify the genomics of individuals by gene transfer and genetic meddling, we may find that people will want to modify their children, enhance their intelligence, their strength and their beauty and all the other so-called desirable characteristics.
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Parents should talk to their children, even when they are babies and can't talk back.
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However pragmatic you are, it is very demanding being a new parent.
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Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude.
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Our aggression is a deep instinct which survives in all kinds of manifestations in modern man.
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Religion has endured since the dawn of human consciousness precisely because it encompasses so much of being human. No idea has endured so long, gathered up so many disparate needs and wants and feelings, and inspired so many different paths towards understanding it.
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Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?
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We must not fail to recognise that television can be a hugely positive influence in children's lives, one of the greatest educators in contemporary society and an increasing influence on all the children followed in 'Child of Our Time.'
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I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.
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