• Question: Which general area(s) of science are you generally considered to be involved in?

    Asked by nathanlee to Andrew, Emma, Marianne on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      anon answered on 17 Jun 2010:


      This sounds like a question that will be followed by research and much more pointed, difficult questions.

      I work in respiratory medicine, immunology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology with a little bit of microbiology.

      It’s very common for scientists to work across quite a few subjects.

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      Andrew Maynard answered on 17 Jun 2010:


      Hi nathanlee,

      I’m really lucky with my work because it covers a huge range of areas – new technologies like nanotechnology and synthetic biology, physics, biology, chemistry, biotechnology. In understanding how to develop new technologies that are going to help people without causing harm, I have to know a little bit about all sorts of stuff!

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      Marianne Baker answered on 17 Jun 2010:


      OK from general to specific: biology > molecular biology > biochemistry & genetics >cancer > pathological angiogenesis (blood vessel growth into tumours) > cell adhesion

      Or something like that!!

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