Lab Methods
This is the test we used to determine if a food contained lipids.
What is the paper towel test?
What is 'a URL is not a proper citation'?
(Also acceptable: it's Home Depot???)
"Specimens were separated based on they're initial weight."
What is 'their not they're'?
This household fruit comes from a 'treelike' plant, and is 'upside-down' as it is grown. If you have any questions about it, just ask my friend, Big Mike.
What is a banana?
I'm from this city! 21 years, born and raised.
What is Chicago?
Lugol's this was used to detect the presence of starches in food samples.
What is iodine?
Karban, R., & Karban, C. C. (2024). Floristic changes following the chestnut blight may be delayed for decades. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306748
What is 'missing volume, issue, and/or page numbers'?
"Twelve thousand and eighty two specimens were gathered over the testing period."
This is a more 'untamed' name for Queen Anne's Lace.
What is 'wild carrot'?
I'm currently attending this university for my doctorate!
What is SDSU?
This is what snails do when they touch a substance they do not enjoy. It helps them clean their foot, much like your eyes tear up when you get dirt in them.
What is 'foaming'?
The American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project at ESF. ESF. Breda, K. (2024). https://www.esf.edu/chestnut/
What is 'the authors should be first'?
"Rats were placed into separate cages, upon which 5 mL of (R)-4-(1-Hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl)benzene-1,2-diol is added."
What is 'tense agreement'?
When grated, this expensive and difficult-to-grow root has a strong flavor that fades quickly. Because of this, it's often replaced with another member of the Brassicaceae family in restaurants, and this replacement is usually dyed green.
What is wasabi?
This is my specific area of expertise! It's a real hot field these days.
What is fire ecology?
This method of slide preparation involves using a liquid substance, a dropper, and a slide cover.
What is a 'wet mount'?
Newhouse, A. E., Oakes, A. D., Pilkey, H. C., Roden, H. E., Horton, T. R., & Powell, W. A. (2025, May 5). Transgenic American chestnuts do not inhibit germination of native seeds or colonization of mycorrhizal fungi. Frontiers. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2018.01046/full
What is 'this is an article, not a website'?
"Plots of land were chosen based on three factors: biodiversity; proximity to the river; and altitude."
What is 'the wrong way to use a semicolon'?
This common kitchen vegetable takes three years to establish itself before it can be harvested! There's definitely a point to it, though.
What is asparagus?
This is my favorite Sondheim musical, despite its mixed reception and the fact that it doesn't even have one overture, let alone multiple.
What is Pacific Overtures?
This type of microscope allows us to see below the diffraction limit of light -- but the sample must be killed to be imaged.
What is an electron microscope?
Anagnostakis, S. L. (2000, December 1) Revitalization of the Majestic Chestnut: Chestnut Blight Disease. Revitalization of the majestic chestnut: Chestnut blight disease. https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/apsnetfeatures/Pages/ChestnutBlightDisease.aspx
What is 'missing the period after the date'?
"Our paper will cover three main areas of research, including the trends of salinity in pond, river, and estuary waters; the biodiversity therein; and the reach of these effects along the Pacific coastline."
What is 'the improper use of first person pronouns'?
This spooky forest dweller is a mycoheterotoph, parasitically receiving all of its nutrients from a fungus. Because of this, it lacks any chloroplasts or green pigment, instead appearing a pale white.
What is a ghost pipe?
This is one of my favorite music genres: Japan's answer to the American funk music of the 70s and 80s with always Stay With Me, through every Windy Summer right up until the Last Goodbye.
What is city pop?