• Question: Has your work ever saved someones life?

    Asked by sotot001 to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 14 Mar 2013. This question was also asked by izzy12, suh9000.
    • Photo: Emma Ashley

      Emma Ashley answered on 14 Mar 2013:

      I hope so! Indirectly I’m sure it has as doctors can use the results to better treat the patients and figure out what’s going on with them. For example, we measure a protein in your blood called troponin which increases massively if you’ve had a heart attack. If the level is really high, it confirms you’ve had a heart attack and teh doctor can then treat you appropriately.

    • Photo: Niall Crawford

      Niall Crawford answered on 15 Mar 2013:

      So far, no. But tyre design is often based on patterns seen in other animals feet, and effective tyres will no doubt save lives.

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