• Question: do you dissect dead animals

    Asked by 424evnb35 to Thomas, Adam, Emily, Thad on 12 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Emily Seward

      Emily Seward answered on 12 Mar 2015:


      No I don’t. I mainly work on a computer and the parasites I work with are too small to dissect.

    • Photo: Thomas Clements

      Thomas Clements answered on 12 Mar 2015:


      Yes I do a lot with my work. It’s not too bad if you have a strong stomach. Have you ever had to? If so what did you think?

    • Photo: Thaddeus Aid

      Thaddeus Aid answered on 12 Mar 2015:


      Hi,

      The only time I have dissected an animal was when I was still a student in school, they made me dissect an earth worm. It was kind of gross, but it was also really interesting! See how the different bits of the worm connected together helped me to understand how animals work. But in my job I don’t dissect anything. All of my information comes from blood tests done on human volunteers!

    • Photo: Adam Milligan

      Adam Milligan answered on 13 Mar 2015:


      I think I once dissected an insect but that was it! For my work I need the animals to be alive and healthy!

    • Photo: anon

      anon answered on 16 Mar 2015:


      I used to dissect animals when I was studying at university, to learn more about how they work, but I haven’t ever had to for my job, I study animals that are living!

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