• Question: If you could work in another area of science, what would you choose to study?

    Asked by katherinecorner to Fiona, Jane, Joanna, Michelle, William on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      William Davies answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Probably particle physics, as there’s going to be some hugely important results coming out from the Large Hadron Collider project over the next few years

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      Michelle Murphy answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Great question Katherine!
      I really liked Chemistry at school, lots of pretty colours but I found it kinda tough to get my head around at times. I shared a house with two astronomers a few years ago so I would have to say astronomy. I find it really interesting that there are new stars and planets being created all the time and some are really dinky and really, really far away. I think the fact people can study stuff so far away and learn so much about them from here is amazing.

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      Fiona Randall answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I’d probably work in stem cell research, and look for ways to cure spinal cord injuries. One of my closest mates had a car accident and is now in a wheelchair and I’d really like to speed up the cure for this terrible type of injury that can happen to anyone.

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      Joanna Brooks answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Hello, good question. I think I would like to work in physics – exploring how lasers can be used in medicine. A laser emits light at specialised wavelengths – sometimes you can’t even see the light – and certain lasers can be used to help deactivate cancer cells in the body.

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