Science (skill)
- For career, see Science (career).
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Science is a new skill introduced in The Sims 3: University Life. Science can be increased by reading any of the 3 skill books, by using the Science Research Station, or by doing Group Science Projects. The Group Science Project activities are: Study the Red Pad Tie Node, Interface with the Green Mind Melder Module, and Adjust the Blue Magnatomic Pulse Array. The Science Research Station activities are: Research Science, Gene Splicing Experiment, Horticulture Experiment, Clone from Sample, Research Sample, Herb Experiment, and Radiation Experiment. Experiments may fail or succeed:
| Experiment | Ingredients | Failure | Success | Epic Success |
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| Gene Splicing Experiment | Seed | Destroyed or decreased quality | Changed from one seed into another seed | Transformed into a Forbidden Fruit Seed |
| Horticulture Experiment | Seed or coffee bean | Destroyed or decreased quality | Increased quality | Transformed into a perfect Empanada (food) |
| Herb Experiment | Herbs | Destroyed or decreased quality | Increased quality | Transmute into a Bottle of Super Spice |
| Radiation Experiment | Bugs | Destroyed | Bug stays alive | Transmute into a Plasma Bug |
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Forbidden Fruit Seed | Can grow Forbidden Fruit to become Plantsim |
| Empanada | Eat | |
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Bottle of Super Spice | Use this on food to add spice (foods quality increases) or on PlantSims to cure them |
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Plasma Bug | Very expensive bug (§3,400) |
Statistics
- Experiments Completed
- Objects Created
- Experiment Epic Failures
- Plants Analyzed
- Fish Analyzed
- Insects Analyzed
- Minerals Analyzed
- Sims Tested
- Simoleons Earned from Correlating Scientific Data
- Simoleons Earned from Selling Scientific Samples
Challenges
- Free Range Scientist
- Analyze a total of 100 Plants, Fish, Insects, and Rocks to reduce the cool down time on Correlating Scientific Data.
- Experienced Experimentalist
- Complete 100 Experiments using the Science Research Station and/or the Group Science Project and receive an International Science Achievement Award Plaque and Cash Prize!
Abilities
| Level | Ability | Gifts | ||||||||||
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| 1 | Research Science at the Science Research Station | |||||||||||
| 2 | Research and sell Scientific Samples |
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| 3 | Analyze Minerals (Gems and Metals) | Metal and Gem | ||||||||||
| 4 | Analyze Plants | 2 Herbs | ||||||||||
| 5 | Correlate Scientific Data at the nearest Science Building | - | ||||||||||
| 6 | Analyze Insects | 2 Bugs | ||||||||||
| 7 | Analyze Fish | 2 Fishes | ||||||||||
| 8 | Analyze DNA samples from other Sims | 2 DNA Samples  | ||||||||||
| 9 | Clone from Scientific Sample at the Science Research Station | - | ||||||||||
| 10 | - | Group Science Project (in household inventory) | ||||||||||
