Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24

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Subject: [Leica] In the Lab
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu Jul 24 08:57:27 2008
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On Jul 24, 2008, at 8:52 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:

>
> George. Glad you looked.  It is a fun program.  It gives the  
> teachers involved a chance to work and see things they might never  
> have see, too.  It really enriches their experiences that they can  
> bring back to the classroom, and the SEP program allows them access  
> to very expensive equipment to do pretty sophisticated labs in a  
> high school or middle school setting.  Imagine being in a HS biology  
> class and being able to transform bacteria with a gene from a jelly  
> fish and make it glow.

yes Aram,  I think an experience like that may enhance/alter the rest  
of their lives...

like seeing an image appear on a piece of paper in a chemical bath,   
in the darkroom..

magic...

even more important than the factual knowledge imaparted...


Steve

>  Cool stuff that hopefully teaches some basic understanding of DNA,  
> RNA and proteins beyond just doing the cool stuff.
>
> And yeah, Steve.  The gloves are a cool bonus.....  Some are even  
> black.
>
> Aram
>
>> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>> Subject: Re: [Leica]  
>> In the Lab> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>> Message- 
>> ID: <60D34B8F-BC17-4515-BFD9-AB5091981D94@mac.com>> Content-Type:  
>> text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed> > very  
>> cool> I love the opportunity to look> within areas I'll probably  
>> never see in person> > the hands theme that comes through> really  
>> enhances the set> nicely done> > Fond regards,> George> > 
>> george@imagist.com 
>> > http://www.imagist.com> http://www.imagist.com/blog> 
>> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist 
>> > > > > On Jul 23, 2008, at 2:18 PM, Aram Langhans wrote:> > >> > I  
>> am working a few weeks this summer in Seattle at Fred Hutch > >  
>> teaching teachers biotechnology. Part of their experience is > >  
>> spending a week with actual reserachers in their labs doing what >  
>> > they are doing. A fun time is being had by all. Here are a few >  
>> > photos of the teachers I am responsible for working in their  
>> labs> >> > 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/sep2008/?g2_fromNavId=x58def38b 
>> > >> > Sorry, no Leica content. Zeiss is as close as it comes (Sony  
>> H2).> >> > Comments welcome.> >> > Aram
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