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Originally Posted by Ledgem
Currently a graduate student engaged in immunology/molecular biology research. I'm fast becoming disullusioned by the research climate, and will likely not pursue research as a career (at least, not fully). Not to mention that time-wise (that is, time to perform experiments, time to read papers, and overall time on your brain to think these things over) it's quite brutal, there's a lot of stress because competition for various discoveries and for funding is quite high, and looking ahead, the pay is pretty awful (adding insult to injury). The research itself can be fun and rewarding at times, though.
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You have my respect and admiration sir. As hard as that must be, it's highly honorable work. Ever get into discussions of Evolutionary Biology? Even though it's a breeding ground for troll invasions, I like to read the biology and general science related threads on richarddawkins.net. It's good fun.