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I thought he was Finnish, judging by the last name, but according to Wikipedia, "Pääbo was born in Stockholm and grew up with his mother, Estonian chemist Karin
by amatic 4y ago
I thought he was Finnish, judging by the last name, but according to Wikipedia, "Pääbo was born in Stockholm and grew up with his mother, Estonian chemist Karin Pääbo."
Also interesting, "His father was biochemist Sune Bergström, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Bengt I. Samuelsson and John R. Vane in 1982"
- nodding_smiling 4y agoIt's even more remarkable that Paabo never really had much of a relationship with his father but still managed to follow him in getting a Nobel Prize. Something to fuel nature-nurture debates...
- enviclash 4y agoAre you underestimating the choices of his mother and her capacity for creating an unprecedented intellectual atmosphere?
- strikelaserclaw 4y agoso this guy had nature and nurture on his side, nice!
- enviclash 4y agoThat is the clear and smart way of phrasing it, I did not have enough clarity to make the point, thanks!
- asguy 4y agoPlease try not to be tedious. If you want to stir the pot, bring up the fact his mother selected a Nobel prize winner to have kids with, so clearly had bias, or something more creative.
- dennis_jeeves1 4y agoMoral of the story : choose your parents wisely.
- BurningFrog 4y agoKarin Pääbo is a WW2 Estonian child refugee.