"A BASIC science degree qualifies you to wash test tubes. A master's makes you an advanced washer. And a PhD makes you an ordinary worker."

"That is the harsh reality in the world of science. Growing a mass of 'warm, intelligent bodies' is therefore the key to building Singapore's research capabilities"

"This is the nature of the game; a PhD is essential. The real value-added element is the brains and people. You can have buildings and labs - they can be easily replicated - but what will drive research are the people."

All this are said like 3yrs back by some recently quite infamous guy who is sittin on the top of this world-class scientific research organisation. It would be very discouragin if i saw this when i first got into poly, but damn it, right now im not even qualified to wash test tubes. And that was back then, now they have disposable test tubes. No wonder we learn bioremediation in school. We have to know what can we do with the test tubes after they are being thrown out by the degree holders.