Sunday, July 11, 2010

Bioassays, Brine Shrimp, and… Spain!

So this week was a pretty busy week. Since Monday we have been going in and out of the lab repeating procedures over and over again. We have been putting the extracts from our plants to the test and this week we focused on six microbes. In addition, we have been using the extracts against a selected brine shrimp population raised in the lab. The point was to see if the extracts could terminate a good portion of the shrimps. We had to count those tiny little shrimps using a microscope before and after putting the extracts. The time to present our data is near so we all have been busy researching article to write our report. Last but not least watching the world cup finals in the hotel lobby was quite interesting. By the TV area in the lobby was a lounge filled with Dutchmen and Dutchwomen disguised in bright orange clothing and wigs in support of their country. Of course when Spain scored the goal that room got really quiet and was soon emptied out. My friends were quite happy especially the new guy who works at the foundation who happens to be from Spain.

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