Sanger Institute Cambridge (top)
and in his basement laboratory
Fred Sanger in his lab investigating
the insulin structure
during the sequencing of insulin.
A Letter from Cambridge
Frederick Sanger was one of the heroes of my childhood.
I admired his sharp intellect, his perseverance when
working in his basement lab and analyzing insulin, his
modesty and, of course, his achievement of receiving two
Nobel Prizes.
As soon as this book was published, I sent him a copy
by courier on the off chance he would read it, not really
expecting a reply.
Four months later, a hand-written letter by the then
87-year-old arrived.
If you are a student reading this, be aware that Fred
Sanger would have loved to be one of you!
After all, the biotech revolution has just begun.
I wish you good luck, success, and a happy journey of
discovery!
Reinhard Renneberg