Been Busy

So I've been gone a while. End of the semester is a busy time, as you may know. So here are some brief wrap-ups of my labs.

Class Lab
Presented the giant mutant project. Somehow managed a 95 on the presentation, despite completely blanking out on how Ethedium Bromide works. I'll never forget again after that. Also did reasonably well on the final. Given that and an impeccable attendance grade, plus extra credit points for doing the unthinkable and turning work in on time (don't ask), I might possibly scrape an A in the course. Who knows.

Research Lab
I ended up having to complete a multiple sequence alignment, which for several weeks was the bane of my existence. However, once it was all said and done, things turned out quite pleasantly and I actually had something to show for my work, aside from some very colorful cladograms. This is not to say that I wanted to pull my hair out on more than one occasion, mostly as a result of some proteins being hypothetical or certain websites (no naming names...) making it almost completely impossible to find sequences.

So that's what I've been up to. No idea where my life is going for the summer. Stupid economy.