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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... (1 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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Latest Question:
How do you feel about being in the last two?

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why do males have nipples (1 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? (1 comments)

Photo: Ben

Favourite Thing: My favourite thing is learning something new and sharing it with people. This doesn’t just mean my research and science, although this is the most exciting for me. It could be something I read on a website, an article in a magazine or simply 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... (1 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? (1 comments)