REFLECTIONS OF A BIOORGANIC CHEMIST

The chapter provides a personal and anecdotal account of the author's attempts to keep the horizons of advancing science in sight. It sketch es his background to entering science and chronicles various episodes across fifty years in research. Milestones are noted on the author's j ourney from his structural studies on colchicine, griseofulvin, and gi bberellic acid to the isolation, analysis, biosynthesis, and molecular biology of plant gibberellins. The author discusses his personal and professional interactions with plant physiologists and plant biochemis ts over the years. Philosophical observations are offered on some of t he attributes important to conducting research and on changing attitud es toward research.