Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Power and Perils of Phage Hunting

Over the summer, when I was deciding which classes to sign up for, I stumbled upon the Phage Hunting class. As a big biology nerd, I instantly knew that this class was for me. In high school, my chances to … Continue reading

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To whom it may concern

By Kate Whitaker “If we know what we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”                           ~ Albert Einstein None of us know what we are doing. If … Continue reading

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A Phage-Hunter’s Dream Out of Some Texas Dirt

By Taylore King There I was, ten minutes from departing for Lovefield Airport in Dallas, Texas. Prepared with six suitcases of clothes and shoes and readying myself to board a plane headed for Baltimore, Maryland where a college adventure at … Continue reading

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Phage Hunting is Phun!

by Jessica Park Two weeks have passed by since my journey at JHU began. I would proudly say that Phage Hunting lab has been the  most interesting class out of the five courses I am taking. I barely had a … Continue reading

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Hunting the hunters…

By Anup Regunathan Three classes. It’s only been three classes and we’ve already done much more than we have done in an entire year of AP Biology. But, in my opinion, we’ve also had a lot of fun doing it! … Continue reading

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Of Mice, Men, Professors

As you know if you read Eve’s post, in June there was a symposium celebrating the work of phage hunters from across the country.  The SEA (now PHAGES) program has been holding the annual meeting from its inception.  The students … Continue reading

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