I am a biologist at heart and my fascination for the natural world got me into trouble at an early age. When I was in kindergarten, I tried to have a discussion with one of the nuns in charge. She told us about the difference between humans, plants and animals and I turned to her and said, “But humans are animals, too, aren’t they?” This turned into a big discussion until she said, “Peter, I am going to end this now, but I recommend you go and study biology when you grow up.” I decided there and then that’s what I was going to do.
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