• Question: How many people have you tried to cure?

    Asked by 653gdna37 to Arthur, Clare, Daniel, David, Tora on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Tora Smulders-Srinivasan

      Tora Smulders-Srinivasan answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      I’ve never tried to cure anyone, as I’m not a doctor.

      However, I am testing new chemical compounds that might work as possible drugs for treating Parkinson’s disease.

    • Photo: Daniel Parsons

      Daniel Parsons answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      I’ve not ever cured anyone I am afraid!
      I am working on predicting how our rivers, coasts and seas will change with climate. So I hope that through my predictions we can plan better for floods and disasters and as a result I can play a small role in saving some people one day.

    • Photo: Arthur Dyer

      Arthur Dyer answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      I started life as a vet so have cured quite a few animals but our virus started being put into people last year. So far only a small number of people who had cancer that couldn’t be killed by any of the normal methods have had the injections just to make sure that it is safe in humans and to make sure it will do what we think it will do and out of those 8 people 5 are still alive today depsite being told they had a few months to live.

    • Photo: Clare Harding

      Clare Harding answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      Personally, none!

      But the parasite I work on infects up to 30% of the worlds population although only a small number of these get sick, but if I can discover a new way to attack the parasite with drugs then I guess it could help a number of people.

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