• Question: Do you think human safety is the most important science?

    Asked by jamjar1 to Hitesh, Hywel, Mae, Nik, Tiffany on 13 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tiffany Taylor

      Tiffany Taylor answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      I think sciences which can be used in everyday life are very important, because they are the reason the world changes so fast around us. Human safety is obviously important. But I can’t say it is the MOST important. Every scientific discovery has a value.

    • Photo: Nicola Ibberson

      Nicola Ibberson answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      You’d be amazed how many different areas of science have a link to humans and our environment. Although it’s obvious that medical science has a direct impact on the way humans are treated and tested for disease, the work of chemists and physicists nearly always has an indirect impact on humans too. For example, developing a new type of energy may result in a way of creating energy that is more environmentally friendly, and therefore is likely to result in less pollutants in the air, which makes the environment safer for humans. Making a car that runs on solar power rather than petrol has the same effect – less pollutants, so better for humans.

    • Photo: Hitesh Dave

      Hitesh Dave answered on 21 Jun 2012:

      Human safety is always comes first in our work…We test new medicines on animals to check toxic effects and related safety; so we can cure the disease in human…We can’t test new medicines in humans straight away as its not safe…

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