Riddles
I’m used to see things really small, I help scientists find them all.
Microscope
Don't go in without me on
Lab Coat
Born in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this person grew up in a Chicago suburb. As a child, he was enamored with chemistry. His father, Martin, built him a chemistry lab in the basement—an entire room with a Bunsen burner, sink, and a variety of chemicals. After graduating as valedictorian of his high school class, this person earned an MD and PhD.
A fish gets kidnapped, dad yells at sharks, crosses the ocean, finds him.
Finding Nemo
Why is 6 scared of 7?
Because 7,8,9
This classic move guarantees a meeting runs twice as long: start with a 30-minute tech issue demo.
Technical Difficulties
What gets wet while drying?
Towel
Used to accurately measure and transfer small volumes of liquid
Micropipette
130,000
Wizard school has terrible safety record, still somehow open.
Harry Potter
In music, a standard octave spans how many notes?
7
When you email “Reply All” about someone’s mistake, you are expertly practicing this office faux pas.
Public Shaming 101
A man was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
Used to spin samples at high speeds
Centrifuge
IDT began selling these as a commercial product in 1992-1993
Custom Oligos
A neurotic clown goes on a road trip to spread chaos and laughs, accidentally creating a permanent mess in a city that already had enough problems.
The Joker
This US state joined the Union as the 6th state in 1788.
Massachusetts
When your leadership “training” involves scaring employees with a made-up character called “Prison Mike,” you’re definitely doing this.
Terrifying You Team
I am not a creature, but I can be found in almost every living thing. Some of my parts are a bit of a mystery, and my human version is 99.9% the same between individuals. What am I
DNA
A polymer used as a matrix for separating macromolecules like DNA and RNA by size
Agarose Gel
One of IDT's first NGS product line launched in collaboration with Foundation Medicine
Blocking Oligos
A mafia family reunion goes horribly wrong, but they look so stylish doing it, you almost forget the violent parts.
The Godfather
The chemical element with the atomic number 6 is also the basis of organic chemistry
Carbon
When your solution to morale problems is “mandatory fun” events, you have officially entered this realm.
Forced Enthusiasm
I’m the smallest bit of you and me, invisible but the base of all we see.
Atom
Programmable apparatus used to facilitate temperature-sensitive reactions.
Thermocycler
IDT launched this core product in 1996, with both custom and catalog offerings.
PrimeTime qPCR Assays
A guy wakes up in a world where every important person is asleep except him, forcing him to navigate life, love, and some seriously confusing reality glitches.
The Matrix
The mystical number 7 is often associated with luck in many cultures, but it is also the number of these celestial bodies visible to the naked eye from Earth, excluding the sun and moon.
Planets
Letting your phone accidentally stay unmuted while discussing your weekend plans loudly while eating chips on a company call is known as this.
Conference Call Chaos
I’m a law that states inertia’s real, without an outside force, I’ll never feel.
Newton's First Law
Invented in 1962, these are commonplace in bioscience laboratories used to mix liquid.
Vortexer/Vortex Mixer
Customer that has spent more money than any other in IDT's history to date
Illumina
An insomniac office worker and a soap salesman start a secret club
Fight Club
This astrological zodiac sign is number six and is represented by a maiden symbolizing practical and analytical traits.
Virgo
When you go on Sellers Hours and then leave your office for a snack
PAY ATTENTION YOU!
I’m tiny and not part of the core,
Yet I carry instructions, sometimes even more.
I travel through cells, a genetic gift,
Helping traits change with a molecular lift.
Plasmid
Used to analyze and characterize individual cells in a sample
Flow Cytometer
Name of the Leuven Belgian-based company that IDT acquired in 2006.
RNA-TEC
A couple of clueless gym employees stumble upon what they think is government intel, launching a cascade of spy-level stupidity that basically screams “hold my drink.”
Burn After Reading
This ancient Greek mathematician described 6 as the first perfect number because its divisors add up to itself.
Pythagoras
This happens when your cat strolls across your keyboard mid-meeting, sending a string of nonsense messages—or worse, accidentally turning your camera on!
Feline Keyboard Takeover/Cuddly Cat