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== Problems/Difficulties that occured during the process == | == Problems/Difficulties that occured during the process == | ||
The first thing that happened that didn't turn out to be too big of a deal was that only one of the four tubes with Euglena that we made was actually usable. The others had contaminations and/or | The first thing that happened that didn't turn out to be too big of a deal was that only one of the four tubes with Euglena that we made was actually usable. The others had contaminations and/or didn't grow. Which is a good reminder that these things can happen when you are working with living beings. So always have a backup and check in regularly to make sure they're still thriving. | ||
Second thing was that I had a few problems with taking photos and videos from the microscope since I didn't really know how to make the camera take fluid and good quality videos. It was a little frustrating to look into the microscope and see so much color and life in the euglena only to see that the camera can't really pick up on these images as well as I'd hoped. | Second thing was that I had a few problems with taking photos and videos from the microscope since I didn't really know how to make the camera take fluid and good quality videos. It was a little frustrating to look into the microscope and see so much color and life in the euglena only to see that the camera can't really pick up on these images as well as I'd hoped. | ||
In general I noticed that one semester is way too short to grow organisms and also have enough time in the end to produce a satisfying art project with them. So I hope I'll get the opportunity to try again when there's | In general I noticed that one semester is way too short to grow organisms and also have enough time in the end to produce a satisfying art project with them. So I hope I'll get the opportunity to try again when there's more time and not a praxissemester coming up. |
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