Richard Roberts, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1993: Interview

Interview with the 1993 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Richard Roberts, at the meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, July 2007. The interviewer is Adam Smith, EditorinChief of Richard Roberts reveals his most influential mentor, how research success altered his initial course to being an industrial chemist (8:40), his job offer from James Watson (11:15), the dogmashattering discovery of split genes (18:21) and why he decided to move into industry (35:50).