John Thomas

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

The Rise of Biotech. Really enjoyed teaching my biotechnology students this year. Ended the semester with a unit on cloning and little Star Wars fun. Anticipating...#TheRiseOfSkywalker

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

@TollesSTLM I think it is a mink too. Saw one back in the woods a few years back. Nice that you have the camera to capture it on camera.

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Biotech student Callie Kitchen showing how to extract pollen from honey using Dr. Coats unique technique @TollesTech

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

Everyone is engaged in the microscope class led by Dr. Coats. Learning about nosema, bee anatomy, and pollen types.

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Spent the day with 500 or so of our closest #beekeeper friends at the Ohio State Beekeepers Association fall conference. Lots of good discussion about #nativeplants for #honeybee and native #pollinator habitat. @ohio_state_beekeepers

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Learning about bee anatomy.

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Fairbanks own Shelby Jones performing the delicate dissection of a honeybee for the attendees of the bee conference.

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Marla Spivak speaking at Ohio State Beekeepers annual conference @TollesTech

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Ohio State Beekeepers microscope class @TollesTech

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Working with some oil eating microbes, while using high oleic soybean oil.

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

Using the HydroLab to analyze water quality in the Big Darby.

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

Bee breeding techniques with our guest speaker. Learning to genetically improve hives with mite chewing worker bees.

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

Counting chewed vs. unchewed mites from a bee hive. We "mite" "bee" learning something.

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@HollyKnurek she is doing great! Nice to see you the other night.

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Our cheese making unit is on its its "whey".

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Using batteries with buttermilk

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Comparing the viscosity of buttermilk and milk.

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

Incredible shrinking cup lab! This years cups are headed to Lake Ontario. @LakeGuardian @bhinchey

[John Thomas @TollesScience]

@tebbeornottebbe @NOAANCEIclimate thanks I will check this out

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Gel electrophoresis @grownextgen