Damyanti Choudhary
24th may 2011
1st Day
Well, I knew I had to deal with a lot of biology here. I had biology till the 10th grade and i was hoping it would help but I remembered very little of what I had been taught. We started work today. Being the first day I came with the very little information that my 10th grade school biology provided me. Through the day I realized there was an abundance of information which we had missed in high school and we needed to know. Most of what I remembered was either jumbled up with something else or was too vague and insubstantial, and there was also quiet a lot of stuff that came out of no where. Reading everything once again made me realize that there needs to be a lot of hard-work to be put in and I am prepared for it. We learnt and discussed about cells, DNA, genes and proteins, synthetic biology etc. After a long day in college we got our first assignment today which again requires a lot of research work.
25th may 2011
2nd Day
In today's class we did our DNA extraction by using test-tube, salt water, detergent and alcohol. First we rinsed our mouth with salt water for two minutes and poured it out into the test-tube and then added detergent which led to the formation of white substance at the bottom of the test-tube. Once the detergent settled down we added alcohol which further led to the formation of white thread like structure called DNA at the top of the water level in the test-tube.
What I did with my DNA
Prayer stones have played a role in spirituality from the moment humanity externalized its sacred visions. I offered my DNA to the stone and in doing this i elevated my prayer and reconnected my-self with mother earth for a short time. She loves us and loves it when we connect ourselves with her in prayer.
