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Space has always fascinated me. As a young boy looking up at the stars, I found it impossible to resist thinking what was out there and if I ever would experience space first-hand.

Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big.

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.

I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.

Then I became a mother and it just fills every space, that isn't filled with something else important. It's just like this incredible balloon that blows up and fills life up.

Space is the breath of art.

And indeed this theme has been at the centre of all my research since 1943, both because of its intrinsic fascination and my conviction that a knowledge of sequences could contribute much to our understanding of living matter.

Now, what space ultimately is - I should confess, I think most physicists believe - we don't yet know.

A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision.