Hello!
I hope everyone is enjoying their respective places/placements. I don't have that much to blog about really but thought I would anyway since I'm wasting time in the library before for the England match.
So far I've been growing plants and insects and trying to stop both from dying. The insectary where I work is really cool with lots of strange creatures and peoples pets including a goliath bird eating tarantula which gives me the creeps every time I see it. Its a high containment area so I have to change lab coats about a zillion times before I can get to where my insects are kept. I'm working on disease transmission in leafhoppers, and they are sooo cute! I had to dissect some the other day and I felt really guilty. I'm gonna be doing more insect murder tomorrow and one from outside jumped in my soup today so thats quite alot of insect lives I've ruined!
Ive set up a preliminary experiment while I'm waiting for things to grow and have started collecting saliva for analysis. I haven't learnt alot of the techniques I will be using yet as people have been away etc so I' mostly just plodding along slowly and enjoying their swimming pool. They also have tennis courts etc, amazing!
I'm loving the sunny weather, I hope it stays this way!
Kellyx