• Question: How long does it take to do one experiment?

    Asked by poppymaileysayzhi to David, Eva, Kate, Nicholas, Rachel on 12 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by EvilMadScientist.
    • Photo: Rachel McMullan

      Rachel McMullan answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      Hi
      All experiments are different. Most of the ones I do don’t take much more than a week but some experiments can take years especially the ones that involve working in animals or humans

    • Photo: David Nunan

      David Nunan answered on 13 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      My ‘experiments’ are in real people going about their daily lives so can take any where from a few weeks up to several years.

      Have a look at this video which shows how long it takes to do studies on new medicines and drugs like the ones I do: https://vimeo.com/68702006

    • Photo: Nicholas Pearce

      Nicholas Pearce answered on 14 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      Each of one of my experiments is fairly short, usually about one day. Because not every experiment works though, it can take months to get the result I was aiming for.

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