Team:Hawaii/Notebook/2008-05-27

Hypothesis

 * SynechocystisPCC6803 is a cyanobacteria and therefore reduces CO2 to carbohydrates. We hypothesize that if the incubator is equipped with CO2gas flow, then colonies that grow will be more robust.

Methods

 * Four plates were streaked for colonies, two were placed in an incubator equipped with CO2 flow while two were placed in an incubator lacking CO2 flow.

Results

 * The two plates from the incubator equipped with CO2 were observed today. There were more colonies and furthermore, the colonies were twice as big.



Conclusions

 * With our no-CO2 incubator, it is possible to get colonies, but this process would be optimized by using the CO2 incubator

Prepared LB Broth

 * Margaret, Krystle, Norman
 * Created 2 500ml bottles of LB broth using Difco LB Broth, Miller

Discussion
"History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought. - Étienne Gilson"
 * If our action is not recorded, we are doomed to either repeat the error, or fail to replicate the success.