my dumb ahh craves knowledge to an unhealthy extent so besides teaching biotechnology this summer, I'm also taking a class of my own: Stem cells and advanced molecular technique! It's been rather crazy with like 15 hour long work days, waking up at 6:30 am and getting home at 10pm... but no matter I prevail at least it's only a couple times a week anyway I have some fun pictures I'd like to share from my work! for class we've been growing hAD-MSCs (human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells)- basically a type of human stem cell derived from fat. I've been feeding them and helping them differentiate, and stained them a couple times! Besides the control, half are turning into Adipogenic cells (fat) and Osteogenic cells (bone) there's some cool pictures mwah 1. little doodle of me at lab 2. Staining the children 3. Adipose plate (Stained with Oil Red O, binds to lipids) 4. Osteoclast plate (Stained with Alizarin Red s, binds to calcium) 5. I made snowmen with lab partner while waiting! 6. her lovely creation 7. my lovely son (teacher let me put him in the -80 C freezer, so he's immortal now :3) 8. Made a new account on lucid chart but couldn't help my masculine urge to be sir blue lobster 9. Adipogenic stains day 7 10. Osteogenic stains day 7 11. Adipogenic stains day 14 12. Osteogenic stains day 14 13. Closeup of Adipose cells after staining- the red is the fat drops accumulated inside the cell! 14. Closeup of Osteoclast cells after staining- red is the calcium deposited outside the extracellular matrix 15-19. Various stain closeups Drawings, snowman, and pictures by me! Diagrams organized in Lucid chart I would share more data but not sure what I can :']
