Week 8

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Hello everyone! I hope everyone's Spring Break went well. I didn't do much other than hang out with a couple friends, watch shows, and sleep. I also went to Tucson to visit a couple friends who go to U of A and that was pretty fun. I'm glad to be back in the lab though.

This week I focused on picking up where I left off before break. I have started doing a couple of the endospore tests again and am also putting the results onto the spreadsheet for the poster. More updates on that next week! I'm getting kind of nervous thinking about the conference that is coming up...


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