Skyler and Claude went into the wet lab again this week to finish making a viable hydrogel. With instruction from the advisors, they upped the proportions from 1% agarose in water to 7.5% and continued as normal. This resulted in a much thicker mixture, with some somewhat successful hydrogels appearing in the bottom of the jar. This implies that the jar was left on the hot plate too long, and potentially with too little water, making the gel set prematurely.
With an extra lab session on Friday, the planting of the bean sprouts should occur within the next seven days.
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