A Day in the Life

23, Australian, PhD student - @Shieldsy05 on Twitter!

[musicalimmunologist]

Every now and again someone asks me what it is I actually do day-to-day as a #scientist. I thought I'd share a (very small) sample. The weird thing you're seeing in these photos is a 96-well plate designed for #pcr. PCR, in its simplest form, is a way for us to pick a region of DNA, and make lots of copies of it so that we can examine it further. The liquid you can see there amounts to 25 microlitres - that's 200 times smaller than a teaspoon, about the size of a drop of water. I have to mix about 5 (clear) reagents to get to this stage, and not cross contaminate any of the samples. Which sample was I up to again? #funtimes #immunology #research #biology #medicalresearch #phd #DNA #academia #rsi

[batwynn]

Stiles refuses to help deal with the mysterious dead things that keep appearing on his porch, because blood and viscera everywhere, dad! and instead focuses on food. (Derek’s not amused.)

[gothtexas-deactivated20200628]

quotes from my art institute this week

•"i can’t find my BACKUP CARDIGAN.“ -a kid who came barreling into the classroom in a frenzy •"i think that everything can be art! like body modifications and-” [unanimous eyeroll] •"you’re all FASCISTS.“ •[loud crash] “i’m having A PROBLEM.” •"i mean like i didn’t grow up on heavy metal but like-” •"i need a KNIFE -your sweater is such a beautiful color orange i love it- KNIFE.“ •"oh she made a full sized coffin??” “fucking edgy.” •"you see i put my piece on the trashcan bc…….the colors……contrast? okay………it’s trash and i got a second degree burn while making it.“ •"you see, my piece is based off a whole list of visual puns.” [flips open notebook] “let’s begin.” •"i drew me because i like drawing and i like me.“ •"stop i LOVE YOUR TEXTURE.” •"i’m a GENIUS. A GENIUS.“ [loud crash] •"who will FIGHT FOR THIS LAST STICKER.” •"it looks like duchamp.“ “YEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!” •"oh FUCK ME we’re eating zapps??“ •"so i made this big cross and then it hit me, i’m not christian.” •"well you see my friends suggested……my acquaintances suggested…..i’m not sure what our relationship is.“ •"is this box masculine or feminine?“ •"so i painted this piece with my own blood.” “what the fuck.” •"okay so i mostly paint nudes so if you’re, what’s the word…..offended, i’m sorry.“ •"i brought this piece today because it’s the only piece my mom likes.“ •"alexander hamilton was a capricorn y'all.”

[inthenameofsephiroth]

[kreuzader]

this is the original one and it’s the funniest of them all

[tiedyeundies]

[oerudito]

[pinkteapots]

[bleedingflames-archive]

[caffeinatedcraziness]

Lessons from the lab

1) Hot glass looks like cold glass

2) An object heated to 50 C is not something to be touched with a bare hand (My brain is wired to Fahrenheit)

3) Leaks in gas lines are the devil…

4) …And being the one to have to find them is the worst kind of punishment

5) Entropy increases 10 fold after you’ve cleaned the lab

6) Metal conducts electricity

7) Getting shocked with said metal makes fingers feel tingly before pain sets in

8) Research is pathetically expensive

9) Science is all troubleshooting

10) Most scientists have no idea what we’re doing

[imjustheretoreblogggg]

when fanfiction gets to the smut too fast

[timeaway]

What the fuck are people doing when they’re in the shower for 30 minutes

[podencos]

Dissociating

[justaminorthreat]

Having an existential crisis.

[vohugaona]

All of the above + singing.

[mgodp]

Rehearsing for conversations I’ll never have. 

[witchkriege]

imagining scenarios that will never happen

[badluckbadger]

crying

[acreaturecalledgreed]

water warm

feels nice

[relentlessandimperfect]

Literally all of these

[musicalimmunologist]

Masturbating

Contemplating the universe.

[alanaisalive]

The other night husband and I were watching a documentary about the yeti where they were doing DNA analysis of samples of supposed yeti fur, and every one of them came back as bears.

Anyway, the next night we watched a thing about some pig man who is supposed to live in Vermont. People said it had claws and a pig nose but walked upright like a man. Now, I happen to know that sideshows used to shave bears and present them as pig men. So every piece of evidence they gave of this monster sounds to me like a bear with mange.

So now the running joke in our house is that everything is bears. Aliens? Bears. Loch Ness monster? Bear. Every cryptozoological mystery is just a very crafty bear.

Bears. They’re everywhere. Be wary. Anyone or anything could be a bear.

[iguanamouth]

oh shit

[livingpursuit]

Custom Trophy Home

[little-vince]

[micdotcom]

Florida Catholic bishop says church is partially to blame for Orlando shooting

Robert Lynch, a Catholic bishop in St. Petersburg, Florida, has said Catholicism is as much to blame for homophobia as Islam. His comments came from his blog post Monday, remarking on the alleged religious motivation of the shooter. Additionally, Lynch took a strong stand on gun control.

[tibets]