Hey everybody!
So I extracted my first hamster brain today. I am not sure whether or not this is a good thing, it was pretty gross and I am not really looking forward to doing it again. There is a lot of blood and bone crunching. And let's not forget the skinning. Anyway, it was an unpleasant procedure, but someone has to do it! Plus, my supervisor said that I did it really well:)
I am also practicing perfusion on my animals. This means piercing the heart with a needle and flushing out the animal with a fixative. It is also an incredibly tough process. Who knew their hearts would be SO small and slippery? However, I do like this part of the experiment because we get to open up the hamsters. Their hearts are still beating too. It is pretty cool. Anyway, things are getting underway. Still loving residence and still loving the coffee house:)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment