Hello everyone! This semester, as most of you know, we have been reading the book Daring Greatly by Brené Brown in class. So far, I really enjoy reading it. She covers interesting topics and the way she narrates the book is not boring or dry. One of the things that so far has stuck out to me is her discussion on vulnerability. She points out that while society mostly believes that being vulnerable is a sign of weakness, not being vulnerable is actually what makes one weak. Because someone is scared of being vulnerable or of embarrassing themselves, they don't take risks or look for opportunities that put them out of their comfort zone, and could actually miss out on a lot of things that they would otherwise have if they didn't view vulnerability as a weakness. I have noticed that I, like most people, tend to limit myself because of fear of not being good enough for something or fear of making myself vulnerable. I am also a pretty introverte...
Hey, Luisa. I'm glad you got your gram staining going on. Also, it's a good thing you noticed the different types of bacteria together. I would grow them on media plates just to see their colony morphology. Carbon dioxide is known to inhibit the growth of common bacteria. I'm not entirely sure about bacteria found in plants. I'll keep myself posted to see your results.
ReplyDeleteI have read most of your blog posts and I cannot find what sample method or protocol you used for collecting the microbes from the leaf surface.
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