My day was super chill in the labs. Amanda was experimenting with a couple of factors (shh! It's a secret!), thinking that there would be a specific result. It didn't turn out as she planned at all, but I realized that anyone there can just make a short experiment whenever they want. If someone reads a specific segment from a book or if she finds something interesting from a journal article she can start the experiment. There is a lot of leeway for new experiments, which really got me thinking about what kind of experiment I am able to do. I will be creating one soon for me to test!
I was also learning about the microscope with another employee. We were just looking at different hyphae, which can be broken down into generative, skeletal, and binding, which make up the structure of sporophores. I just received a reading over the hyphae so I will try and tell you about them next week!
Then, she just showed me some of the new experiments that other people are testing. I can't wait to start testing my own soon!
You seem to be making excellent progress!
ReplyDeletePlease share whatever details you are allowed to. You comments on hyphae were perfect.
Remember to always comment on how you think your work fits into the big picture of your internship. Any ideas you can provide is fine.
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ReplyDeleteHey Caroline, Its Kara. It was really interesting to read about the work that you have been doing with mushrooms. So far I've read a lot of blogs about people doing things similar to what I do, so it was nice to read about something different. I remember last year at the internship assembly, 2 girls had been talking about working with mushrooms and searching for a more eco-friendly packaging system. Reading your blog gave me even more insight into the research. In this post, you said that some of the testing didn't come out as you had hoped. I can completely relate, some of my experiments haven't turned out that well yet for me too, and it can be disappointing, but its good to see that your still optimistic! Hope you have a great rest of the year doing a science internship!
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Thoughtful post, and good memory of last year, Kara!
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