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Day 46: NMR tubes
NMR tubes all in a row (2/21/2012) Busy busy busy! Atlanta tomorrow! Here’s a quick photo from my research: the special tubes I use for NMR. (Read a bit more about nuclear magnetic resonance...
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Day 52: Back to the hustle and bustle
Research prep: filters (2/27/2012) Back in the lab today! This week is a big push to finish a lot of the data collection for my thesis. I want to have the first draft of my final research thesis all...
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Day 53: Cleaning NMR tubes
NMR tubes in soapy water (2/28/2012) Not surprisingly, NMR tubes have to be cleaned like any other glassware. (Read a bit more about nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy here, in case you missed my...
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Day 55: Gel electrophoresis
Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) (3/1/2012) Gel electrophoresis, a technique commonly used in biochemistry, separates proteins or DNA/RNA fragments according to...
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Day 56: Cleaning NMR tubes continued
Cleaning NMR tubes (3/2/2012) Considering how research and lab work has dominated my life for the past week, it’s not surprising that my photos will continue to be lab based for a little while –...
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Conference photo from Atlanta
During my oral presentation Taken on Day 2 of my Atlanta Trip, I stumbled across this photo on the website for the Emerging Researcher’s National (ERN) conference in Science, Technology, Engineering...
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Day 80: National American Chemical Society Conference
Standing in front of my poster presentation in the massive San Diego Convention Center (3/26/2012) This photo, captured by Dr. Grimley, stretches the rules a bit for Project 365 – but I’d be...
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Day 96: Yet another day in lab
During biochemistry lab (4/11/2012) See more photos from my Project 365 here and read about My Rules if you’re interested in starting your own! Related posts: Day 46: NMR tubes Day 55: Gel...
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Analysis of commercially available foods for content of genetically modified...
INTRODUCTION Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have recently become the center of debate between scientists and environmentalists. While proponents hope to find innovative ways to feed the global...
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Day 131: Graduation Activities Begin
Decorations at the Senior Picnic (5/16/2012) Tuesday was the last possible day for exams. That means Wednesday began the events leading up to graduation on Saturday! The first of these was the Senior...
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