Aziz Sancar: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? — FLAPSS

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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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Aziz Sancar

Biochemist; Nobel laureate in chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.

Anonymous, Interview, Wikipedia, 1 June 2024 source ↗

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Emily Mortimer British actress

My children’s education.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 October 2020 source ↗

Andrea Riseborough British actress

I have quite a collection of ironic band T shirts.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 November 2016 source ↗

Angela Hartnett English chef

When I first started at The Connaught, I bought a pair of antique diamond earrings at Fred Leighton in New York.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2022 source ↗

A holiday in New York for my son Arran’s 18th.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

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