Emily May Armstrong

Creatures of the Blue Lagoon: Algae, The Atmosphere, and Animals.

Algae, The Atmosphere & Animals: How did it all begin? Insights into new research from Australia.

Imagining Imaging

A very quick post today! Here’s an image of an Arabidopsis primary root, showing the plasma membrane of the cells in red (if you aren’t sure who or what Arabidopsis is, check my last post, here). The green signal is GFP, or green-fluorescent protein. GFP was isolated from jellyfish Aquorea victoria, and fluoresces (glows) bright green under the right conditions. ThisContinue reading “Imagining Imaging”

Plant Model Species: Who, What & Why?

What plants do plant scientists work with?

So why study plants in the first place?

Find out why we study plants

Microadventures

Since I’ve started my PhD, I’ve found it difficult to tear myself away from the lab, the office, the mentality of ‘constantly-thinking’. I’m pretty sure nearly every other PhD student feels the same way, but it’s pretty hard to work out how to stop. This weekend I decided to really challenge my body (& mind)Continue reading “Microadventures”