Week of 4/8/24-4/12/24 UV Radiation Test and Poster progress


The UV test conducted resulted in abundant growth of Xinjiangensis within the TGY quadrants, however there was zero growth observed within R2A quadrants of each respective plate. It is speculated that this may be due to TGY being more nutrient dense as opposed to R2A, however it is perplexing considering we should have observed some growth within R2A. As we are exposing various amount of UV radiation to the bacterium, nutrient dense broth aids in survival. In order for the DNA repair mechanisms to work within Xinjiangensis the enzymes require specific nutrients and amino acids. Due to the inconclusive results garnered, we need to redo the UV test, which will have to be put on hold in the meantime as we finalize our poster for the upcoming conference on Saturday. Throughout the majority of this week we have been working on our poster to present to the Arizona Nevada Academy of Science conference, specifically tweaking the abstract and layout of the overall poster.

                                                            Here is our final product






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