15 Aug 2024
"Studying Precambrian enzymes is like interviewing vampires. They never really die, but they don't stay the same and they live so long that they forget why they were here in the first place." #overheardinthelab @betulland
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8 Sep 2020
Yesterday a colleague referred to manta rays as 'meat kites' and now it's hard to think of any flat-bodied elasmobranch as anything else. What species do you work with? Wrong answers only. #Overheardinthelab #skates #rays #elasmobranch #meatkites #sharks #renaminganimals
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13 Nov 2019
Seeding (as told by WP): crush your crystals into pieces and put them into a solution optimized for growing. This is called the mother liquor. Then the God blesses you and you get more crystals.
#xraycrystallography #WordOfTheDay #curingcancer #WomenInSTEM #overheardinthelab
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4 Sep 2019
"This work took 6 months!" "And you got a 3-second gif out of it." "Yeah but it's beautiful!" #PhDlife #postdoclife #overheardinthelab #research
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15 Aug 2019
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15 Jul 2019
@_Rationalizer_ cleaning out nest boxes: "Hey does anyone want earwigs?"
5 minutes later, say hello to Château Dermaptera
#OverheardInTheLab
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10 Jun 2019
"These plants were supposed to promote good mental health - I had 25% success in keeping them alive, and now I'm three-quarters depressed I killed these plants..."
#OhDear 😅😢
#OverheardInTheLab #PhDLife
@ledazoupi @SophieFQuick @Flat_Matt
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“Now for the anxiety and trepidation that comes from checking my email and finding out how many people say no to giving me their blood” #OverheardInTheLab
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17 May 2019
From my supervisor: "Science provides a most suspenseful and entertaining life."
#OverheardInTheLab
@GriesLab
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2 Apr 2019
It's been 3 weeks since our last confession, and that was in writing. - Andy #OverheardInTheLab
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26 Mar 2019
Kristin's got a new big filing cabinet and she's not afraid to use it. - Andy #OverheardInTheLab
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