• Question: Can you tell me a fun fact about your job?

    Asked by zanbabe to Carla, Madgie, Nick, Vicky, Werner on 15 Nov 2013.
    • Photo: Werner Muller

      Werner Muller answered on 15 Nov 2013:

      As a scientist I am travelling a lot within the UK. I once took a taxi in Southampton. The taxi driver asked me where I come from and I said Manchester. He was surprised and said that my accent does not sound like a Manchester accent.

    • Photo: Vicky Forster

      Vicky Forster answered on 17 Nov 2013:

      Yes. Amongst the expensive items we have in the lab to do an experiment – we also have a very large tub (10kg) of table salt, some milk powder and lots and lots of tinfoil and cling film. All of these things are really important for molecular biology experiments! We also grow bacteria in something called ‘LB media’ which is essentially watery marmite – they love it!

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