Maria Andrea Ortega
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Biotech |
| Occupation | Visting Scholar (aka, Prospective Grad Student) |
| Location | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a Biotech Enginner who felt inlove with the Phytopathology and never could be recovered. I'm an interesting blend: a latin girl but a crazy geek . Since I am on my way of self discovery and constant introspection, nothing better than my own Blog to express myself (pa fuera telaranas). |
| Interests | Pathology, Molecular Biology, Mycology, MUSIC, movies, TV, a gray rainy day (UK atmosphere), Biodiversity, tropical garden, the lovely rainforest, the pink dolphins. |
| Favorite movies | The Secret Garden, The Constant Gardener, Aeon Flux, Willow, Labyrinth , ET, The School of Rock, Alice in Wonderland, A beautiful mind, Gladiator , Pride and Prejudice (Mr. D'arcy). |
| Favorite music | Jamie Cullum, Bob Shneider, Zbigniew Preisner, Nat King Cole, Sara Vaughan, Amos Lee, Sister Hazel, Travis, The Proclaimers, Craig David, Brad Paisley, jamiroquai, the Killers, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Chemical Brothers, Matchbox 20, Gigi D'agostino, Bill Haley, Neri Per Caso, Queen, Van Morrison, Bacilos, Beth Orton, Dido, Bond, Coldplay, Fatboy Slim, The Darkness, Regina Spektor, Ella Fitzgerald, jarabe de palo, Orishas, Peter Cincotti. |
| Favorite books | Science written in Scientific Papers, Fantasy literature, Harry Potter |
When your science teacher smashed a frozen rose with a hammer, did you warm the petals to bring them back to life?
Of Course not, once smashed the ground tissue is good material for DNA isolation, jeje ,warming the tissue allows DNases to degrade the rose's DNA.