• Question: what is the best thing about science that you study and would your "creations" change anything

    Asked by rebeccablasdale to Alex, Jools, Matt, Rika on 23 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Chandrika Nair

      Chandrika Nair answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      The best thing about biology is that you study living things. The best thing about microbiology, and in particular work on bacteria, is that you are studying the oldest forms of life.

      These organisms also happen to be the most ‘logical’ living things, as in, they are a lot more simple (I would say a lot more neat!) than complex multicellular organisms like humans. It makes it much easier to get an understanding of how life evolved and how it functions.

      Finally, I love my aspect of microbiology because it is relevant to curing a disease that causes a lot of suffering (Cystic Fibrosis). I hope that my findings will help to understand the disease and treat it.

    • Photo: Matthew Dickinson

      Matthew Dickinson answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      The best thing that i study about science in what I do is the way that the materials wears while in operation. If I correct about what I think is happening w will be able to create an engine that performs better hence giving us a greener engine for the envirmoent

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