Time- and thumb-saving lab tips
My thumbs got weary just seeing the experiments I planned out for today – lots of serial dilution-ing – thank […]
Biochemical Blenders
Today in #EquippedToExperiment (series where I take you on a tour of my #biochemistry “lab 🏡” (link 2 all eps […]
Familiar Furnishings
Some of the “furniture” & “appliances” I’ve shown you/will show you through #EquippedToExperiment may seem foreign, but there are many […]
Picking Pipettes
Getting from tube A to tube B (the Biochemistry Transit System 🤓🙃) Probably ~90% of what my #lifeinthelab entails is […]
Technical Tupperware
In the last #EquippedToExperiment subthread, I showed you some of our glassware, now for a tour of our not-so-glass-ware. Here’s […]
Glassware Glossary
Instead of vases and jars, biochemists use Erlenmeyer flasks and Pyrex bottles (in lots of different sizes). Here's a 👀 […]
Hemoglobin E: What’s the biochemistr-E?
Hemoglobin E (HbE) is an abnormal form of the oxygen-carrying molecule hemoglobin that can cause blood disorders. It was first […]
The Bumbling Biochemist Begins
I didn’t set out to become a science/scicomm (science communication) “superhero.” I also didn’t get bitten by a super spider […]
The Hershey-Chase Experiment
Nowadays, many of us take for granted that DNA is the source of hereditary information, but this is actually a […]
Experimental design: what you see depends on what you seek and how you seek it
Experimental design: what you see depends on what you seek and how you seek it In this piece, I hope […]
