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Asked by laj to Matt, Adam, Adele, Deborah, Samantha on 10 Jun 2017. This question was also asked by gejh.
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Matthew Lee answered on 10 Jun 2017:
Yes!!!! I thought, what if i break something, how much will it cost if i break that really big machine (£100,000 apparently!), what if i drop a chemical and there’s an explosion, what if i kill all of my cells, what if i forget my lunch, what if no one likes me, what if i fall down the stairs, what if i dont know what i’m doing?!
I thought all of these things and more on my first day in the lab. But, nothing bad happened, i didnt break anything, i didnt kill my cells, and everyone was so friendly and nice (they’re all still my friends even though im not in the lab anymore!). I did forget my lunch tho, that was annoying…
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Deborah Aitken answered on 11 Jun 2017:
Things do go wrong, it’s fine. If it keeps going wrong then your results are just more valid!
Everyone is human and allowed to make mistakes – even scientists.
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Adam Hargreaves answered on 11 Jun 2017:
Yes definitely! I still feel that way nowadays. Things always go wrong, but that’s the best way to learn. In fact, usually when things go wrong is when discoveries are made. There’s a technique called ATAC-seq (long story short, it tells you which parts of a genome are active) which was first found because someone added way more of a chemical than they should have. Sometimes things going wrong can be really helpful!
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Adele Wratten answered on 12 Jun 2017:
To be honest things go wrong all the time! The most important thing is to just be honest when you’ve made a mistake, and try to fix it without it costing too much…
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