Back then I thought Lederberg might have been a bit melodramatic.

他因对细菌的研究而获颁诺贝尔奖。

I used that searing quote from Joshua Lederberg, a molecular biologist who won a Nobel Prize for his work on bacteria, in my book's introduction.

这句直指核心的话是分子生物学家乔舒亚·莱德伯格说的，我在书中的前言引用了它。