• Question: If you could research one other area of Science, not including the area you currently study, what would it be? :)

    Asked by louliew to David, Rebecca, Simon, Verity, Wei on 17 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Rebecca Handley

      Rebecca Handley answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Astrobiology! I’ve been reading about this lately as something I want to do when I finish my current project. Its the science of analysing the reactions of bacteria when exposed to zero gravity and space. The idea is to find out how they could be useful in helping man travel long spaces missions, and also to analyse the potential risk of astronauts carrying bacteria to other planets or the moon!

    • Photo: David Armstrong

      David Armstrong answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      I’d be some sort of geologist – I find the science behind earthquakes and volcanoes fascinating.

    • Photo: Verity Nye

      Verity Nye answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      I don’t know how specific or broad you mean when you say ‘area you currently study’. I’d like to study life in the deep trenches of the oceans. If it has to be outside of biology I would go with geophysics and study underwater volcanoes. If it has to be non-marine I guess I’d stick with geophys and study them on land instead. 🙂

    • Photo: Simon Trent

      Simon Trent answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      I would go research into the science of depression. It involves the brain, is complicated and affects a lot of people. So I think that would be really worthwhile

    • Photo: Wei Xun

      Wei Xun answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Bioengineering, just as it sounds, looking for engineering solutions for biological problems.

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