As the day of our research
presentations gets closer, the more nervous I get. Just the idea of speaking to
graduate students who are probably experts in this field is definitely a frightening
idea. Regardless, I know that if I research enough I will do fine. Besides,
that was the first thing we did this morning. We all went to the computer lab
to make sure we have our research study all planned out. Even though we had
about two hours to do this part of our project, I really rushed to finish it
and print it out. I’m serious – this project is quite challenging; in fact, Dr.
Sulikowski (our professor) says that this is a study plan that take a long time
to be made by professionals. This project might be rigorous, but I think that
the difficulty of it is helping us in the long run. It helps us step into the
shoes of the people who actually have to do this kind of thing.
Once we finished with our lab time,
we came back to the classroom and had a whole lecture about antibiotics.
Antibiotics are medicines that inhibit the growth of bacterial cells and also
are one of the single most important discoveries of the last century,
considering that it has saved more lives than any other method in history. These
incredible, life-saving drugs work by sending the metabolites that stop or
disrupt cell metabolism, interfering with the bacterial cell wall, and
inhibiting DNA transcription and replication. It’s pretty amazing how we learned
about the range of ability antibiotics have over such a short amount of time.
However, over the lecture I learned
an interesting fact; apparently many antibiotics in the United States are used
in animal feed to keep them healthy until slaughter. Basically, we are
consuming these animals engorged with antibiotics. I know antibiotics are great
and all, but I don’t like the idea of consuming these antibiotics with my
burger at In-N-Out.
Anyway, we then spent the end of
class going over a skit we planned for the class showcase on Wednesday. I’m not
sure if our skit is supposed to be kept secret or not so I am not going to risk
it by saying what it is. Let me just say this: it is pretty random. I am pretty
excited to see how it turns out in the end though.
After class we had a whole lot of
free time since there was no Arête class. I spent the time with a couple
friends and wandered around 21st Street. We didn’t do too much but I
had a great time with this small group of friends and it was nice to get to
know them better. It’s always great to learn about their lives, and what they want
to make of the rest of it. In the end, I had a great time in and out of class
and I’m looking forward to what’s in store for tomorrow.
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