Today was an exhausting day. I woke up feeling more tired than usual, even though I'd gotten more sleep. Then, I went to the lab.
I got to the lab at nine am, and finally finished us for the day after six. We started working on cloning our DNA into a vector.
We had to design the procedure ourselves. I'm the only one in my class following the same procedure, because most of them chose an easier, less reliable method.Because of this however, I was able to get a few minutes alone with the instructor. She is still working on her degree, and is researching methylation patterns in an animals. However, she doesn't want to do research. She wants to help bridge the gap between lay people and scientists, so that the everyday person knows why a doctor is doing something, or understand the studies in the news. She wants to help people get informed. She also loves Kurt Vonnegut, a sympathy I don't share.
When I finally got out of the lab, I was very pleased by how the lab went, despite a few setbacks. Hopefully everything goes well so I can get some of my DNA sequenced.
Until then,Joseph Young
1 comment:
Joseph,
Even if the lab results went in your favor, a marathon session is nothing but a major bummer. Spending nine hours outside the girls gym might be okay or sitting under that tree by the library but not in a lab.
Things have to get better for you, Joseph. They just do.
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