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Asked by stakernathan to David, Rebecca, Simon, Verity, Wei on 15 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by , nikita7, maddabelle01x, olivia97, sophierawles, pigs, tino397, cbooth9756, emmabuckley19, butterfly6, 13euancoulter.
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Rebecca Handley answered on 13 Jun 2011:
I like growing bacteria. They are really small but can be really pretty! My favourite bacteria is Streptomyces – a bacteria that is blue! It’s blue as it makes an antibiotic, it also smells really nice. It smells like it does outside after it has just rained, like fresh air! And that’s because it IS what causes that smell. It lives in the soil and when it rains it makes a chemical called ‘geosmin’. It is a really interesting bacteria!
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David Armstrong answered on 13 Jun 2011:
Doing experiments – I love when an experiment I have been planning for a long time gives some exciting results. It’s even better when I get to go somewhere new and exciting to present my results – last year I went to Boston in the USA, this year I am going to Tenerife!
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Wei Xun answered on 13 Jun 2011:
I guess it’s the variety of things I get to do. Even though many scientists aim to become experts in a fairly narrow subject area, I prefer to do many different things at the same time, keeps me from being bored!
But the thing that keeps me going is to know that what I do can make a positive impact on people’s lives. The air pollution project i work on is funded by the EU commission and will help the politicians to decide what’s going to be the safe limit for traffic pollution in Europe in 2012.
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Verity Nye answered on 15 Jun 2011:
I love going to sea. It’s a big part of what I do and I always really look forward to it. Going to sea is an adventure and a chance to get away from the stresses of everyday life. It can be really hard work but great fun too. It’s where our research really begins and it can be super exciting.
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