So about two weeks ago, I started my internship with the biology department! I don't even know where to begin. I'm having the best time yet! The first day, Kristina and I watched a series of mandatory safety videos which where quite magnificent, if I might add. No, but seriously, some portions of the series were quite interesting and others were repetitive but that's okay!
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| Took a mini break from the videos to take this pic :) |
One of the first tasks I had as an intern was to make media!! We made TSA and TSB media. TSA is made
with enzymatic digestion of soybean meal and casein. After preparing
the TSA, I transported them into agar plates which were then used in my
doorknob experiment (which I will be blogging about soon!). TSB
(Trypticase Soy Broth) is another type of media used in
microbiology experiments as well!
This is a picture of how much I weighted out to make the media. It's supposed to be double that to make two and a half trays but I did it twice because I didn't see that we had a larger flask to use. Next time I have to make it, I shall use the huge flask! :)
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| Precision is key :) |
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| Incubation is complete! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| At the Phoenix College garage, I snapped this picture of the gorgeous sunset! |
Nice sunset! Can't wait to hear more about the doorknob experiment.
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