Don’t ask me how I came across this paper… Apparently blind mole rats can use the geomagnetic forces from the earth’s magnetic field to orient themselves in their completely dark underground environment. The study involved taking 30 or so mole rats…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Winter Part III
The start of a new experiment can be an exciting and nerve racking time. When working with RNA molecules, there is a substantial amount of prep work that comes into play before an experiment can even be run. You begin…
Hello all, sorry I’m not feeling particularly creative at the moment. Yet again it seems like time is slipping by way too fast, and with the prospect of spending more time in the lab I know it’s just going to…
Going Home
Sometimes the college student misses the simplicity of a home cooked meal, the comfort of your mom’s routine how-was-your-day, bickering and giggling siblings in the next room, and the sound of your dad snoring after a long hard day at…
Midterms are over! Hallelujah! With 4 midterms in the past week and a half, I have done nothing but study study study. To add to that, I began to get sick on Thursday night, which lasted throughout the weekend and…
Setbacks and Midterms
Since my last post things have gotten quite crazy. Not only have I had 5 midterms in the last three weeks but I can not seem to get a simple experiment going in the lab. What I want to do…
Posted in 2010-2011
Charter Schools and the Lottery
I watched a documentary called “The Lottery”. It was very similar to the book I read by Paul Tough, except it made me a lot sadder. Reading about children not getting a proper education and their parents being frustrated is…
Posted in 2010-2011, McNair Scholars
Sniffles and a superabundance of soap.
Winter quarter is deep underway, and as a result sickness has permeated through the student body of UCSB. Unfortunately, my cloak of vitamin C, airborne, and continuous hand washing did not prove to have the power of invisibility, and sickness…
Winter Part II
Right as midterms were hitting I ran into other problems with my RNA synthesis. It always tends to be the case that things spiral more out of control as the amount of things you have to deal with increases. I…
All Quiet on the Western Front
I can’t believe that we’re already in February! I feel like I’ve been ridiculously busy, but this quarter is so much less stressful than last that I can’t help but feel time is just ambling along. Update time: My research…
Alex Iteen is a second year student majoring in Biology. He is interested in bioengineering and synthetic biology. He is currently working in Dr. Fygenson's lab on DNA nanotubes. See all his posts
David Wallace is a third year student majoring in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. He is currently working in Professor Weimbs's lab studying the pathogenic mechanisms of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD).See all his posts
Eneida Chesnut is a senior majoring in chemical engineering. She transferred from SBCC, where she studied chemistry. She works with organic materials for solar cells and is very interested in renewable energy research.See all her posts
Erzsebet is a second year chemical engineering major. She is interested in biotechnology and biophysics, and is working in Professor David Awschalom's lab investigating how cephalopod skin responds to different types of stimulation by light.
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Madison Cornwell is a second year student majoring in Biochemistry and Spanish. She is a EUREKA intern through the California NanoSystems Institute and the Resident Assistant of the Women in Science and Technology House in Manzanita Village. She will be working closely with Dr. Kosik and graduate student Israel Hernandez for the remainder of her time at UCSB.See all her posts
