Occupational hazards
It turns out there is a lot of down-time in a lab, waiting for things to defrost or run through a 6-hour PCR. But Sara Leiman is adjusting to life in the Meta Kuehn lab.
Of course, there is the downside that 6 hour incubation periods tend to come with early mornings and late evenings at the lab, if that is the sort of thing that bothers a person. But I have no problem with it. Besides, its nothing compared to lysing cells for 3 hours straight. And on that note, maybe there is another tidbit about research that most people do not know: you can pipette so hard that you get a blister. Not pleasant, I know, but at least I warned you.