Monday, August 30, 2010

Senior Research



I wish I looked this cool.

So in order to get my B.S. in Biology, I have to complete a legit research project. I have chosen to do mine on the phytoremediation properties of
Brasenia schreberi. Without all the geeky, science terms; I am checking to see if this aquatic plant can "soak up" nitrates in the water. But I am having the hardest time just keeping the damn things alive!
How can such a tiny plant, give me such trouble?

They are a really neat little plant though, they have this layer of slime under the leaf and around the stem. I might have picked this particular species of plant to study just because of this slime.
WTF?!