Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

It’s been a while since I’ve done a digital picture because they are time consuming. I’ve decided to start doodling Biochemies on paper and posting them here. Perhaps some of the better ones will be digitally remastered later. For now, just keep the spirit of lab going…

Today’s is dedicated to a colleague working with BacMam, a system using baculovirus (an insect virus) to deliver genetic information to mammalian cells. It’s rather versatile but non-replicable in mammalian cells (hence safe).

While the plush of the flask was cute, it was picked at first because it was simple.  For the next project, I decided to do DNA bases with the cute idea that they would magnetically stick where the hydrogen bonds are suppose to be!  After 2 weeks of work, the prototypes are done.  I’m thinking of potentially taking them to market.

“The best way to capture girls’ attention is plushies!” I said during a car ride in January of this year.

Something sparked.  Two weeks later, this was made.

I’ve never sewed anything before, but with a trip to the fabric store and some googling, Bio+chemies is now a plush toy!