Ada Yonath

I don't walk into the lab in the morning thinking, 'I am a woman, and I will carry out an experiment that will conquer the world.' I am a scientist, not male or female. A scientist. ”

My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either. ”

I wanted to reveal how genetic code is translated into protein. I knew a great application could be for antibiotics, since half of the useful ones target the ribosomes, but I didn't believe I could contribute to it. It was like the next Mount Everest to conquer. It was my dream to contribute something to humanity. ”

During my time I had some very difficult years, and I had very pronounced competition, all by men. ”

For quite a while, I didn't receive a higher academic status. I didn't feel any discrimination against me as a woman scientist, but I hadn't produced a lot of science journal articles. ”

If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry. ”

I'm truly glad I've managed to get the public interested in questions about basic research. ”

After I spent my compulsory army service in the 'top secret office' of the Medical Forces, where I was fortunate to be exposed to clinical and medical issues, I enrolled to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ”

There are over 7,000 different types of proteins in typical eukaryotic cells; the total number depends on the cell class and function. ”

Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner. ”