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“Sir Paul Nurse, 62, has the effusive and infectious enthusiasm of a natural leader who, it is obvious, leads by example rather than threat. By his own admission, he has an idealistic view of science ‘as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity.’ He sees science as a truly international activity that breaks down barriers between the peoples of the world. Science, he says, is a ‘profoundly aesthetic experience which gives pleasure not unlike the reading of a great poem.'”