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Day 17 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: Drosophila americana and Drosophila novamexicana

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2021-12-17

Day 16 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: Drosophila prolongata

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2021-12-16

Day 14 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: Drosophila gunungcola
(read🧵to understand the drawing 😉)

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2021-12-14

Day 11 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: D. heteroneura


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2021-12-11

Day 1 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.
Today: D. suzukii.



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2021-12-02

Beta alanine and l glutamine, trying again with a tiny bit of food coloring, seems to affect the crystal growth in addition to tinting the polarized colors.

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2020-12-23

Day 14

I led virtual labs for the 1st time this summer & made some graphics to help teach the basics! ☀️🤓 I'm eternally grateful for online resources like , , & https://t.co/Ka4RI9NvnH without which I would have been lost!

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2020-12-15

Malic acid crystals under polarized light microscopy, an intermediate compound in the krebs/citric acid cycle, metabolic chemical reactions that break down proteins, fats, and carbs to release energy.

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2020-12-10

Succinic Acid under polarized microscopy, its involved in several areas of metabolism, production of some polyesters and resins, and is also a food additive.

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2020-12-08

Day 6

One of my more recent hobbies has been mucking around with Procreate to make creations! 🤓🎨 I’m on a little hiatus at the moment to focus on my PhD, but here are some of my faves from the past few months ❤️

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2020-12-07