Nothing like a Polymerase Chain Reactor to turn a Warwick senior into a raving biology fan.
Put a very techie biology tool into the hands of a very curious student biologist like Anthony Rago, and you get a highly predictable response. Call it happiness or the release of neurotransmitters or just a natural high. Anthony, being a scientist, describes it quite rationally as a kind of emotional cause-and-effect sequence.
“Science is really important to me because I want to be a veterinarian. This Polymerase Chain Reaction machine” – see how affectionately he’s holding it – “is important because it helps my interest in biology kind of skyrocket. If I didn’t have this, I’d have less interaction. If I had less interaction, I’d be less likely to like what I’m doing.”.
Thanks again. And next time you pick up a good book, remember those 1900 Warwick kids.