Experiments
The fragile piece of equipment that causes widespread emotional distress whenever someone mentions “moving it'
Polysome fractionator
The thing in the student office that no one has ever actually cleaned
Microwave
The real purpose of lab meetings
To entertain Nahum
Shakira
The buffer that someone in our lab has tasted (be specific)
1X PBS
The universally ignored instruction on a bottle of reagent (in bold red text)
The most correct measuring technique taught in every lab
Eyeballing
The Poulet Rouge sauce Andia hates the most
Spicy mayo
Legend has it that Isabelle ingests what lab reagent
Skim milk powder (distilled water from the sink is also accepted)
What technique does Andia routinely use with an unchanged protocol from 1981?
Plaque assay
The real first step in every experiment
Complaining
Andia's unofficial soundtrack for doing cell culture
Persian "Love Island"
What smells delicious in the lab according to some people (be specific)?
freshly autoclaved LB
What's Michael's favourite lab colour (be specific)?
Hot pink
The most commonly used "technique" in the lab, regardless of the project
Procrastinating
Name one of the two reasons why Andia is leaving NS611
1. Samy
2. A reference letter from a Nobel Laureate
What experiment does Nahum always say to consult "the book" for when things go wrong?
Western blots
What was the first thing that Davis accused Andia of doing to him?
Punching
The most annoying noise in the lab
Someone else's timer went off when they are not nearby
What lab duty sent Andia to the hospital?
Using concentrated HCl to pH a buffer outside the chemical hood