Do you work alone or as a team

Question: Do you work alone or as a team
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Asked by lawrencs01 to Prateek, Richard on 14 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by wharambc01.
- Prateek Buch answered on 14 Jun 2011:
  
  very much part of a team, although each scientist is responsible for their own project overall. We all have different strengths and one of the best things about being a scientist is that all members of the team help each other out when we need to!
- Richard Badge answered on 14 Jun 2011:
  
  Hi lawrencs01 and wharamgc01,
  
  It really depends on how you think about science… On a global scale science is a team game – scientists need other scientists to try to repeat their experiments, as well as to test their findings as this is the only way that science proceeds…
  
  Within a research group where the general topic of study is the same for most of the people, again there is a lot of team work – here scientists are trying to help each other, not only to do the best experiments but also to keep the research going, by making chemical solutions for each other, keeping the lab tidy etc…
  
  Individual scientists tend to have their own specific part of the research that they have responsibility for and is “their” project. Having something that is your own thing is a great motivator, even if you only get to tell your fellow researchers and family about the successes you have had.
  
  Personally I do both – there are some projects (mostly involving computer analyses) that I do on my own. The project in our wider research area (and most of the lab work, to be fair) is done by students, technicians and postdocs. Finally I have several collaborations with other scientists in Europe and the USA where work as team to do research that none of our groups could do alone…
  
  So really whether you are a team player or a lone wolf science has a niche for everybody!
  
  Richard

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