My earlier exposure to physics certainly helped me in the use of biophysical techniques like crystallography, the use of computing, calculations, etc. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
Ultimately, biological phenomena involve molecules, and understanding them involves understanding the underlying chemistry. In my opinion, this is a particularly exciting area of chemistry. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
We live in an increasingly technological world where the issues are quite complex and based on some complicated science. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
It’s for scientists to lay out the data and lay out what they think, and then it’s for the public to make up its own mind. We don’t live in a priesthood where some small group imposes its views on other people – that’s not the way that science works, and it’s not the way a democratic society should work. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
People go into science out of curiosity, not to win awards. But scientists are human and have ambitions. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
Even the best scientists are often insecure and feel the need for recognition. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
I realise I have inadvertently become a source of inspiration and hope for people in India simply by the fact that I grew up there, went to my local university, but could go on to do well internationally. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
There is no room for political, personal or religious ideologies in science. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
Governments and scientists in India need to ensure that politics and religious ideology do not intrude into science. They belong to separate spheres, and if they are not kept separate, it is science in India and the country as a whole that will suffer. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
