• Question: How many people (if any) will be affected by your work? :D

    Asked by mollzz to Tom, Matt, Hugh, Douglas, Antonia on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by naomibbz2k10.
    • Photo: Antonia Hamilton

      Antonia Hamilton answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      no one will be affected much in the next year or two, but in the long term, if we can find out how the brain works then we can do all sorts of great things. we could build intelligent robots and find new ways to help people with mental illnesses or learning difficulties. so my research could affect a lot of people one day.

    • Photo: Hugh Roderick

      Hugh Roderick answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Hopefully a lot as many millions rely on cooking bananas for their food in Africa.

    • Photo: Tom Hardy

      Tom Hardy answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      My research helps us to test how effective security systems at airports area. Before equipment is used it must reach a certain standard and I ensure that this can be determined using science. This affects people by ensuring that security systems work properly and that people are prevented from taking dangerous things onto air planes. My research is relevant to every UK airport and millions of people pass through UK airports every year so I guess it affects lots of people. I like to think I am helping to keep them safe, but I also remember I am just one of many people involved.

    • Photo: Matthew Hurley

      Matthew Hurley answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      There are 8000 people in the UK with cystic fibrosis and 32000 in the USA. But we’re trying to treat infections in CF as an example for the treatment of many infections – so potentially very many people could benefit.

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