Just something to think about being able to…

Just something to think about – being able to innovate and create novel data as a scientist is about being able to adapt, alter and invent methods to gain new results. Therefore, if you don’t understand the methods you’re using, you can never advance. You’ve probably never really done it before, as I suspect you’ve just blindly followed the provided SOPs, but from this point on, start digging deeper into the science behind the experiment. Learn about the function of every chemical, of every physical action, and you’ll be able to understand why the experiment works the way it does. That is all I do, and that is the main reason why I can make suggestions of change when things aren’t working.