I Was Born In Montreal In 1939,

The Rna World Referred To An Hypothetical Stage In The Origin Of Life On Earth.

Eight Months Later, Having Left Columbia, I Was Studying Physics In A Summer Program And Working In Colorado When I Decided To Enroll As A Graduate Student In Biophysics.

For Our Immediate Family And Relatives, Canada Was A Land Of Opportunity.

Nevertheless, As Is A Frequent Occurrence In Science, A General Hypothesis Was Constructed From A Few Specific Instances Of A Phenomenon.

By The Time I Reached High School My Father's Grocery Store Had Made Our Life Adequately Comfortable And I Was Able To Choose, Without Any Practical Encumbrances, The Subjects That I Wanted To Pursue In College.