• Question: what was you ferst scinse experiment

    Asked by 428evnb35 to Thad on 12 Mar 2015.
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      Thaddeus Aid answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      Hi,

      I’m not sure if you mean when I was a student like you or after I became a scientist, so I will answer both.

      When I was about your age I was really into flight and airplanes. So I build a model rocket and launched it. I was able to see the thrust of the rocket engine fly the rocket high into the air, I loved it. Though I have to warn you model rockets can be dangerous, I still have a scar from where I got burned by one, so make sure to have an adult around, just in case.

      When I became a scientist one of the first things that I did was learn how to extract DNA. Since all my work is to do with looking at DNA, I figured that I should know how to pull it out of a cell. So I got some strawberries, mashed them up, added some chemicals to break down the cell wall, and then purified the DNA from the rest of the plant. When I did that I was really surprised how much there was and how much it looked like clear snot!

      I hope that answers your question!

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