• Question: what is the best part of being a scientist and why???

    Asked by laurennx to Hermine, Katy, Laura, Nathalie, Paula on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by hannahboardman, bidbadaboom, hwalker08.
    • Photo: Paula Salgado

      Paula Salgado answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      For me, it’s being there when something is seen or understood for the first time!

      It’s so exciting to know that I’m seeing a new structure for the first time, looking at the model of a protein in all detail like no-one else has before. And knowing that that structure is going to help me and everybody else uncover a little tiny bit more of information, of knowledge of how things work.

      Oh, I get excited just describing it! 😉 Hope I got you thrilled to!

    • Photo: Hermine Schnetler

      Hermine Schnetler answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Each day at work is like going on a big adventure and you don’t always know what you are going to discover, becuase every day you also learn new things.

    • Photo: Nathalie Pettorelli

      Nathalie Pettorelli answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Hi there,

      That’s a tough question, because there are so many sides I love! I love writing, I adore solving problems, and I enjoy travelling a lot – so that would be among my favourites 🙂

    • Photo: Katy Mee

      Katy Mee answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      The lab coat, the sandals with socks underneath, the elbow patches, the pencil crayons…..

    • Photo: Laura Dixon

      Laura Dixon answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Solving the problem!! Figuring out something noone else has yet. And in my case – seeing the work I do go to help improve animal housing standards 🙂 It’s great to see what you’re doing is actually making a difference.

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