With only two more full work weeks in Tanzania, I’ve been working hard to make sure I’m getting things done in the lab. This week, I prepped some soils for my final soil tests, did a little bacteria work, and completed some DNA extractions. Next week, I should start wrapping up by having my final village visits.
A few pictures for this week!
A toad taking advantage of some pots I left soaking in the screenhouse.
Seriously, I caught another gecko this week. This one got stuck in my shower. Crazy gecko!
Another gecko (not a very good pic though), this one is a yellow headed gecko. It’s pretty cool looking!
DNA extraction fun, if the vortex adaptor doesn’t fit the vortex, just stick a paper towel in the adaptor part and hold it on the vortex with a centrifuge tube for 15 minutes (it’s a long 15 minutes!!)
Finally got some good wilting from Ralstonia in my tomatoes accompanied by some lovely bacterial streaming
Looks like my bacteria is gram negative! (the KOH test)