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... by working with two students, one doing experiments with me, and one teaching labs. I have learned from my experiences working with her and from her advice. Because she is a teacher and researches as well, she was able to explain to me what exactly she does. This is what I was planning on doing, until she told me that her research was mostly with the students, and that she did little experimenting on her own. From her explanation, I decided that I would rather be a research scientist only. I am very grateful for her advice, so that I would not make the mistake of teaching when that is not what I want to do. In addition to telling what being a teacher is like, she told me what it was like to go into research exclusively. She told me what it was like to work for a research company. She described the leniency that they have in relation to times for work. She said that they have a specific numbers of hours a week to work and that one could arrive in the late morning and work at night, or spend time on the weekends in order to work the right amount of hours. I also was able to talk with a teacher that has done research only. He explained that I should work for an industry if I wanted to make money. He also advised me to get a doctorate, and work for a company if I want to do lots of research. Last, but certainly not least, I learned many things about science in the classes and labs I attended. By doing experiments with Roberts, I learned things about virology and immunology. I learned how antibodies and antigens work, and two experiments that detect antibodies in order to tell if an animal has contracted a specific disease. I learned about how to determine the correct dilution of a substance and how to do serial dilution. I learned many general things about science as well, like that you must perform experiments many times in order to be sure that you are getting the correct results, and that you must be creative to perform experiments. It is also very hard to photograph experiment results and make them look as good as in real life. I learned about experiments in immunology as well, most specifically that the two main parts of experiments are washing and waiting. I was able to use pipettes, and found out that they are not as easy to use as they look. I obtained knowledge from the classes I attended as well. For example, in the genomics class...