how long have you been a scientist????

Question: how long have you been a scientist????
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Asked by leahralph2000 to Amy, Grant, Martin, Shawn, Usman on 9 Mar 2013.
- Grant Kennedy answered on 9 Mar 2013:
  
  I started being a scientist about 8 years ago. I grew up in New Zealand and moved to Australia to start doing science. It sounds like a long time but it’s enough fun that the time has gone really quickly!
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- Usman Kayani answered on 9 Mar 2013:
  
  I’ve always been fascinated with science from a young age and have always had the desire to answer questions that many people don’t think about; like what is the nature of time? But technically I started my PhD in September so as a university graduate it has been just under a year. I’m still a baby compared to the other scientists in my zone!
- Shawn Domagal-Goldman answered on 12 Mar 2013:
  
  In some ways, I’ve been a scientist as long as I can remember! I’ve always loved tinkering with things and proposing answers to problems I didn’t already have answers for. But they’ve only paid me to do that stuff for a little over a decade. 🙂

Question: how long have you been a scientist????