Day 13: Last day of the first rotations…
We have really been at it over the last three days. Today I will say the same thing for the 4th and last time. In all actuality, each subgroup of students has been a little different in regards to their background, experience doing molecular biology and their personalities. These come out in interesting ways…dealing with a group, doing new research, under pressure of not being the slowest member of the group. I am sure there is an interesting sociology project in there somewhere…
We are getting good amplification of just about every sample we have extracted. This means that we are going to get the sequence data we need to determine which bacteria and archaea are present at all of theses sites and their relative abundances. This is what we set out to do…a good thing.
Ok, foodie break. We went to a new bakery and cafe that opened up in Fullerton. It is called 85 oC Bakery Cafe and is a huge chain in Taiwan. Man, the pastries are awesome and I had an iced coffee that will have me coming back there soon.
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