• Question: What is the first piece of equipment you turn on when you come into the Lab?

    Asked by anon-58516 to Arthur, Clare, Daniel, David, Tora on 11 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Clare Harding

      Clare Harding answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      This morning, the first thing I did was switch on the microscope so it could warm up and then start taking a video of my parasites dividing. Its been 3.5 hours now and they are still going!

    • Photo: Arthur Dyer

      Arthur Dyer answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      For me it’s the shower!

      Because we use some viruses which are quite nasty we have to shower in and out of the labs each day to make sure we’re not carrying any of the viruses outside.

      When i’m in the lab I normally go and check my cells in the incubator first thing and so I too turn on the microscope first 🙂

    • Photo: Tora Smulders-Srinivasan

      Tora Smulders-Srinivasan answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      I usually check my flies first thing — so often the first thing I turn on is the radio! I like to have company when I’m working & don’t always have anyone in the lab with me, so the radio goes on!

      Then often it’s the carbon dioxide canister to anaesthetize my fruit flies & the microscope to look at them & sort them.

      Though the first thing I might do is make up lots of new fly food! No equipment necessary there! 🙂

    • Photo: Daniel Parsons

      Daniel Parsons answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Hi there,
      I turn on the radio! Have to have some music on!

    • Photo: David Wilson

      David Wilson answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Sorry to be boring, but it’s my computer screens!

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