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Photo: Louisa

Favourite Thing: Finishing a big experiment that has worked!

What I do: Use viruses to create new cancer therapies

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What is your favourite Disney movie?

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And then there were two... (2 comments)

Photo: Heather

Favourite Thing: Having the platform and opportunity to potentially help people improve their lives!

What I do: I’m looking at the psychology behind obesity and weight loss-why people gain weight and how to prevent it.

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How do you feel about being in the last two?

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why do males have nipples (2 comments)

Photo: Beth

Favourite Thing: I love finishing an experiment and finding that it leads to more questions. It’s the way that science moves forward!

What I do: I try to stop plants getting sunburnt!

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Latest Question:
Why do cats purr

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did you get A* IN aLL SCINCES AND MATHS? (3 comments)

Photo: Ben

Favourite Thing: My favourite thing is learning something new and sharing it with people. This doesn’t just mean my research. It could be a great science paper I read, an article in a magazine or a new way of looking at something that I had taken for granted. Oh, and the masses of travelling isn’t bad either!

What I do: Trying to understand the birth of the visible Universe using the tiniest things in Nature and the biggest experiments on Earth.

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Latest Question:
How does it feel to have gotten to the Final of I’m A Scientist?

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It’s the final countdown! The Sodium zone winner is... (2 comments)

Photo: Andrew

Favourite Thing: I love colour – in particular the “Barking Dog” reaction, or any spectacular ‘flame tests’ of metal salts!

What I do: I use lasers to pick up and move microscopic objects such as cells – by not touching them, we don’t damage them!

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Latest Question:
Why do cats purr

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what was your favourite topic at school? (5 comments)