• Question: Have any of your experiments gone really wrong?

    Asked by jackpav to Alan, Damian, Emma, Liam, Luca on 18 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Liam Bagley

      Liam Bagley answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      Hi jackpav!

      Sadly yes they have!
      Actually just last week I almost messed up an experiment called an ELISA, which I was looking for proteins in a blood sample. This kit I was doing cost £4500! No pressure!
      However when things do go wrong, you just have to pick yourself up and keep going! I’d say this is a big personal quality to have in a science career, determination and teamwork are biggys!

    • Photo: Alan Richardson

      Alan Richardson answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      Thats an expensive ELISA plate Liam!

      I have had a few people pass out or have epileptic fits during studies because of what we are infusing or getting them to do, but nothing too wrong.

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