Submerged them in sterile, distilled water and waited for weeks. At first nothing happened but then a bump started to form and a baby plant emerged! Shown here is a plantlet growing from the center of the leaf.
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Experimenting with a different kind of cloning in the lab....plants!! We attempted to propagate a cape sundew through cuttings. First, we cut leaves off this mother plant (shown here flowering)...
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Thoroughly enjoyed returning to Woods Hole to present my work at the Molecular Mycology course!
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It has been a whirlwind of a month but the Beattie lab has officially moved (across the hall)!! We are excited to grow into our new space and even more excited that the move is over now...
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The Beattie lab is seeking a highly motivated post doc with interest in anti-fungal drug development and/or pathogenesis of cerebral aspergillosis. Though we primarily focus on molds, we work with a number of fungal genera, mouse models, and cell culture models!
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Microscopic examination of the husk showed this...most of what we see is probably unrelated to the eye infection (any guesses what kind of blight this farmer has?)
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Working in mold for ~10 years, I haven’t used some of the classic yeast techniques….so here I am absolutely smitten with these teeny tiny perfect little spots! Excited to take advantage of the awesome power of yeast genetics!
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The best part of my job is looking at all kinds of beautiful organisms…can you guess what I am looking at today?
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Have you ever wondered what would grow from dust collected in your house? There’s a huge amount of diversity from house to house and even within a single home. So many colors and morphologies!
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