10/27/08 lunch

exam question

an old exam question from my biochem class:

While of the following statements is FALSE? DNA chips:
a) can be used for detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms and for measuring the levels of mRNAs.
b) refer to DNA adhered to a surface that is available for base pairing with a complementary probe.
c) can have hundreds of thousands of unique sequences on a single chip slightly greater than 1 square centimeter.
d) have been used to show that different cancer cells have distinct patterns of gene expression.
e) are now the currency of preference at Las Vegas casinos.

i hate when they write such ridiculously obvious questions. i'd rather that they write a really easy question that is not so obvious so i can at least feel good about myself when i get it right.

o yeah, the answer is "e".

10/21/08 lunch

10/20/08 lunch

omg i've seriously outdone myself.

10/19/08 lunch

first earring hanger

omg i found this, which, i think is the only picture of my first earring hanger!

10/18/08 dinner

second bento.

hello kitty doesn't quite look like hello kitty, but i'll try to improve next time. i think the problem is all the face stuff is too high up. she actually should have a much larger forehead. and also the whiskers are too in the middle of her head. i should get props for the shape of her head though! not perfect, but hand formed! other people have hello kitty head molds for their rice. one problem was that the carrots for her bow did not stick well, so i'll have to think of a solution for either sticking them better, or use something other than carrots.



i also fried up a little stack of <3-shaped eggs to prepare for future lunches. i am getting really good at making these eggs!!