It may echo the process which gave rise to modern cell structure. As a profession, scientific research is no different than other pursuits.
Science attracts different people for different reasons.
Some individuals pursue science as a career because they crave the rigorous challenge of solving difficult problems. Others enjoy the opportunity for exploration and discovery. Most simply like being where the action is. Mary Beth Saffo enjoys probing the realms of the unknown. A marine biologist by training and associate professor of life sciences at Arizona State University's West Campus, Saffo likes the challenge of difficult problems.