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Category Archives: School
Strawberry DNA
Today I was testing out a protocol for isolating DNA from a strawberry for class tomorrow. It worked beautifully. That white slimy stuff on the stick is the DNA. As well as the bubbly wispy strands floating in the clear … Continue reading
PMB Halloween Party
So we had our dept Halloween Party today, and there was a costume contest. 3 of us decided to be a “Ferrous Wheel” because we though it would be very punny (ehehe) with our Fe2+ (ferrous iron). So half an … Continue reading
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Quick Post
Today’s Stream of Consciousness: School is going to start in 2 days. Back to classes. Yay. I’m getting a bit stressed out thinking about grant applications, and qualifying exams. Argghhhh… time to start studying this weekend. We just had our … Continue reading
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San Diego and Graduations
Jules and I are hanging out at the San Diego Airport waiting for our flight. We have two hours and we’re stuck in an area with a small book/magazine shop and a starbucks. Guess it’s gonna be no dinner for … Continue reading
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Burgers, Darts, and What Have Yous
Yay, I’m back after cave status for awhile. Yesterday, my class finished a written test for our last required class ever. To celebrate, we all headed over to Devin’s apt, had a barbecue, chilled out, and played some Bang! One … Continue reading
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When You Take Abbreviations Too Far
We have to read a lot of papers for class. You can tell when they write them without keeping the general reader in mind. The only people who could read through that quickly are the people who work in that … Continue reading
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I’m Flying to Seattle this Weekend!
I’m planning on visiting my siblings this coming weekend in Seattle. Which shall be fun. Unfortunately, my sis will be studying for her LEED exam (unless she decides to postpone it) this weekend. Alas. But hopefully I’ll get some good … Continue reading
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The Graduate
Jules told me last night that she was assigned a paper to read by one of our old graduate student instructors, Keith Slotkin. Apparently he published a paper in the June 2005 issue of Nature Genetics under the title Heritable … Continue reading
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Route
My route to school is infinitely easier than Mike’s. The bus stop is only a few blocks away, and the 1 transfer I have to do is fairly painless and well timed. The bus also comes every 10 ish minutes … Continue reading
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Jr High Aspirations
I’m cleaning out my old room at my parent’s house, getting rid of excessive paper and making a half hearted attempt at finding my Jane Goodall signed copy of National Geography (I’ve done this every year for years. Where could … Continue reading