• Question: What made you want to start science and when did you start

    Asked by kajs to Claire, Elizabeth, Manolis, Mark, Zach on 11 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by demileedoo, superbunny, glewis, jadew, michaelo, arthurc, aarmstrong1, charliec2003, ratboy7, , , danb, .
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      Mark Wallace answered on 11 Mar 2014:


      Science is just a way try and get some decent answers to the questions I have about the world. I’ve always had questions, so you could say I’ve always been trying to be a scientist.

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      Zach Dixon answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      I have always been interested in science, or more specifically the human body, it’s pretty amazing what we are made up of!

      I started choosing to study science when I was 16 and I took A-level biology and chemistry! And I haven’t stopped since 🙂

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      Claire Vinten answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      I started science because I had to at school… everyone has to learn the basics.

      It was when I started paying attention in my lessons that I realised I was really enjoying what I was learning. I started asking lots of questions so I could find out more.

      It just never stopped from there! I kept wanting to learn more and more things about the universe around us, so I kept going in science. As my other love was animals, I started looking at the science of animals and became a vet!

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      Elizabeth Ratcliffe answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      Hi kajs, I was interested in science at school, and I’ve always really enjoyed science programmes like the Royal Institution Christmas lectures. Some of my inspiration came from a very sad time in my life. When I was eleven my cousin died of a disease caused by a virus. As I grew up I started to wonder how tiny little things like viruses and bacteria could cause harm to people and animals. So I guess it started from being quite young but it wasn’t until I was doing A-levels at 17 that I knew I wanted to go further and do science at Uni. Over time I’ve got more and more into healthcare – related science and how we can fight and prevent diseases

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