Map of Major Oil Spills 1967-2007

Clockwise from top left.  1. Pipetting in the lab.  2. Streaking blood agar for isolated colonies. 3. Culture of Taylor's tongue ring.  4. Procedure, procedure, procedure!!  5. Keep your logbooks in order!  6. Researching and writing in the workplace.

(from right to left) 1) Protein structure of Green Fluorescent Protein, the protein that emits green light when exposed to blue light; we will use it as a reporter of oil in water 2)Particulate methane monooxygenase, an enzyme that is capable of oxidizing the Carbon-Hydrogen bond in methane, a harmful component of oil 3) Pseudomonas putida, a species of bacteria that digests oil into materials that have less impact on the environment 4) Toluene, a long chain hydrocarbon in the composure of oil that is water insoluble, so it will stay in the environment for an unknown amount of time