Radiation exposure: another day on the job

Radiation exposure: another day on the job

by Jeff Jimerson  |  February 11th, 2010
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This afternoon Ron and I spent an hour-and-a-half learning about crazy-specialized scientific equipment while touring several biochemistry labs at Oregon State’s ALS building. We’ve been hired to create an interactive lab tour for the Environmental Health Sciences Center website, and today was a preview walk-through to get aquatinted with the tools used to study what makes a microtubule motor protein drop its cargo (or something like that).


We saw things like: A ginormous nitrogen tank, DNA samples in a styrofoam ice chest, and a million-dollar magnet thing-a-majiggy. Plus, a small room buzzing with radiation-generating gizmos that we—despite the numerous yellow caution signs—stepped into for a closer look.


Stay tuned for the final product. In a few weeks we’ll return with video camera in hand, as well as a greater appreciation for people who do science for a living. Cool stuff.



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Reader comments (3)

 

Jeff your such a good photographer! What can I say I just love interaction design and I’ll do anything to better understand what I’m working on :)


Ron Sparks | February 12, 2010

The next project is a decontamination room in the basement.


Matt Riopelle | February 12, 2010

I love that there is a helium post-it on Ron’s head. Like he is an air head (ironic in that he is one of the brainiest, well articulated people I know!)


Danielle Anthony | February 26, 2010
 


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