• Question: Do you use chemicals in your jod

    Asked by rums497raft49 to Penny T, John CC, Chloe L, Kali on 28 Jan 2026. This question was also asked by darb532zest27.
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      John Clark-Corrigall answered on 28 Jan 2026:

      Yes, I use lots of different chemicals in my microbiology research. We use some for cleaning, we use some chemicals like diluted alcohols to resuspend dried chemicals that don’t dissolve in water which are called hydrophobic.
      I use chemicals to help separate out hydrophobic molecules within a solution too. We have to make sure we wear protective clothing like gloves, lab coats and safety glasses. Safety first, ALWAYS!

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    melissau commented on :

    When I’m doing research I generally don’t use chemicals as the research involves examining animals and talking to owners. When I was doing clinical work as a vet I used lots of chemicals in the form of tests for diagnosing disease, medicines for use in treatment of illness or when doing surgery (for example, chemicals which are used to anaesthetise an animals so that they’re unconscious during an operation).