This week was abnormally hands on. I had to build a second chemostat and that called for a good bit of plumbing. I cut quite a few pipes and swage locked countless things together. there are so many pipes surrounding the chemostats that it looks like a jungle. All for my wee-beasites to grow. I… Read More
This week was chock full of things! I finally inoculated my chemostat and didn’t kill them. I also got started on setting up a second one. Pictures speak better than words here. The chemostat on the right is the first test chamber and the one on the left Is the second one that I almost… Read More
This week has had some extreme ups and downs. I was not ready for a week like this. First a good thing. I got to see my reference/ friend. I got to show them the lab I’m working in and they gave me cookies. That was awesome. However, shortly after I managed to ruin two… Read More
This week I have made quite a bit of media. Not social media. This kind that wee-beasties eat! This project requires a lot of food for the little buggas. I will be providing them a constant flow of media so that I can keep them in exponential phase. This means that they will be growing… Read More
This week I spent quite a lot of time getting my project set up and ready. I did have a day where I had some extra time and so my mentor recommended I shadow some one in the lab and see what other projects were underway. I only managed to get to one person because… Read More
Now, we all have had little time to become acclimated to the new work environments we are about to join. Many of us have read up on the subjects that we will be working on and are enthusiastic about the work we will be doing. There is one more thing that ought to be considered… Read More
