We were in the lab this week learning the protocol for bacterial transformation. Marta de Menezes was on hand to participate and coach students through the process. Notes from the events will be posted soon. For now, here are some photos. (Yes, it was fun)
Sok leads the lab and explains aspetic technique
Tools of the trade
Preparing the membrane substrate
Sketching with the pipette before drawing with bacteria
Drawing with ecoli in the agar petri dish
Puting the bacteria in the incubator (for 24 hours)
24 hours later:
Drawing #1, successful transformation! Photo: Richard Baldwin
Drawing #2 Photo: Richard Baldwin
Drawing #3 Photo: Richard Baldwin
The final results:
In photo: Rich Baldwin, Kendra Basenger, Claire Kenway, Tagny Duff, Jhave Johnson, Marta de Menezes, Alison loader, Genevieve Ruest
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