one lonely success

…well maybe not the babies you’re think of…you see, today was the first day of Embryology Lab at school. According to our professor, we are going to be looking at the embryological development of chick, frog, drosophila melanogaster (fruit-fly), mouse and pig. While this was a bit more than I had bargained for in a 1 unit class, it does seem interesting–especially after spending the past two semesters couped up in the Neuro-Immuno lab!

I talked to my professor after class about the treatment of the animals and their subsequent offspring and was relieved to hear that he shared similar beliefs in regards to the ethical treatment of our fellow “non-human animals”.

We’ll be having lecture and lab on alternating weeks and will have the typical quizzes, exams, projects, etc. Again, a LOT of work for one course credit, but our professor is a good guy and I’m bound to learn more than I ever wanted to know about animal embryology…

Stay tuned…