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Becoming a Scientist
Christine Seidman

"You're going to make mistakes," says Christine E. Seidman, whose research team studies the genetics of heart disease. "To be a good scientist is to see that stop sign — to turn around and go back in another direction — with the same enthusiasm and belief that you'll be successful again on the next try." Scientists have diverse personalities, Seidman adds, and they work as a team: "Sometimes you're fighting; sometimes you're disagreeing. But you're also going to play and have a good time, too."

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