I am a Lab Rat. I work in laboratories, I try to figure out gels and results. I pipette tiny amounts of liquid into various locations. I try...

I've spent most of today fighting with computer programmes, but during a brief lull (while pipetting out buffer L2 actually) I suddenly...

To determine how much DNA is present in our DNA extractions, we use a neat little machine called a Nanodrop . This tells us how much DNA is ...

I was walking to the lab this morning, when I was stopped by a vaguely hippy-like woman handing out pamphlets. I always feel a bit sorry for...

I have just received my first paycheck . This is quite a big moment for me; for the first time ever someone has given me money in order to ...

There's a slight problem at the lab at the moment. We aren't getting any DNA. The lovely little DNA extraction protocol is not actua...

...because I've just started watching Firefly. wow. such amazing characters. Such amazing character interactions. Such an awesome mix of...

Today's task is running gels, to see if our DNA extraction technique managed to extract DNA. Halfway through measuring out the agarose ...

One concept I vaguelly mentioned yesterday, while going through the DNA extraction protocol, was that of the Magical Event Horizon. I love t...

Todays task is extracting DNA from our T4 phages that we've spent the last two weeks growing and nurturing and caring for. To make this...