• Question: if you had the decision to either make a new pill or a medicine for children which one would you choose and why would you choose it? If you had the choice to be on tv what would you talk about on tv?

    Asked by scientiststacey12 to Nick, Lilly, Deepak, Alan on 11 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Alan Fitzsimmons

      Alan Fitzsimmons answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      I’d choose a medicine instead of a pill. I had to take pills when I was ill as a child, and I found it hard to swallow them. A medicine is much easier.

      I’ve been on tv many times, so that’s easy – I’d talk about the science I like 🙂

    • Photo: Nick Wright

      Nick Wright answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      I’d choose a medicine for children because its usually better to help people when they’re younger and more vulnerable than when they grow up.

      If I was on TV I’d talk about the different stars we can see in the sky and their stories. All the stars in the sky are different and each one is special in a different way!

    • Photo: Lilian Hunt

      Lilian Hunt answered on 12 Mar 2014:

      A medicine would be better for children to swallow but which one specifically would be a difficult choice. It would probably be one that treats pneumonia quickly, cheaply and effectively in children as it’s one of the world’s biggest killers in children.

      If I was on TV I’d like to explain more about genetics as a lot f people find the idea of studying and changing something’s DNA quit scary because of all the sci-fi and horror movies out there!

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