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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Shinya Yamanaka Stem cell biologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2012
I was born in Osaka, Japan. It was 45 years ago. My father has a small factory in Osaka, and we lived next to his factory
Recorded Academy of Achievement interviewer, Academy of Achievement interview, 2008 source ↗

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