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My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved.

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When I grew up, we didn't have a TV, and I think more families today have ambitions of getting out of their environment, such as sending their children to university.

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I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.

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I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked.

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However pragmatic you are, it is very demanding being a new parent.

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You can't be judgmental about babies. They are all have different needs. I was left with an enduring hatred of cheese because it was forced down me when I was young.

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Having a child is arguably the most important thing you do in life.

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A young woman in her teens has about 300,000 eggs in her ovaries. By the time she is menopausal, none are left.

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Women of child-bearing age steadily run out of eggs by the continuous process of cell death. While reading a copy of the 'Guardian' carefully from cover to cover, a normal woman will have lost on average two eggs - while, typically, a normal man will have made 70,000 new sperm.

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People think I appear on television to promote my image. That's not fair. I hate filming. I turned down 'Strictly Come Dancing.' But television is a wonderful opportunity to promote scientific ideas. 'Super Doctors' is a very thoughtful piece.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Scientist

Born: July 15th, 1940

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