What better way for a bunch of science geeks to celebrate a birthday than by having a science party? We spent a lot of time making delicious science-themed snacks, and I have to say, they came out pretty good!
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Bacterial jello plates. They looked a bit too relastic, the cell biologists wouldn't touch them.
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More plates, this time made with rice pudding. Tastier than jello, but less popular due to looks.
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DIY electrophoresis jello. The red dye didn't migrate, but the yellow colouring of the jello did!
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Obligatory placebo gag.
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The text reads sample:alcohol 1:2. It didn't lie.
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Señor Calavera gets a spicy meat body and Tabasco blood. He was eventually torn limb from limb.
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Gingernut cookies with amino acid icing. Arrange into your favourite protein!
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Histology preparations, aka white chocolate mice in flavoured gelatin.
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The cell cake! Originally intended to be a spherical cake with organelles inside, but time and equipment did not permit.
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Hand pipetted vodka. You need a dozen to make a shot.
I'll post more details on how we made the jello plates and the electrophoresis straws later in the week.
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Can't wait too see the details.
And you can add these blood smear edible glass slides too!
http://forkableblog.com/?p=908
Señor Calavera is seriously freaky. Good work :)
After finishing eating the finger foods, you could have washed your hands with these:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CleanerScience?ref=top_trail
I ordered a few for my lab, but strangely my lab mates won't use them. I also used one to improve the smell in the 37 degree incubator - not that anyone spotted that it was soap for about a week.
Knew a guy who had a party with the hot cheese dip stirring on a heated stir plate and the Bloody Marys dispensed from a bag that looked a little too much like the real thing. Too fun.
@ Marilyn I was hoping to go down the blood bag alley, but it was all cell scientists at the party, no medics who could filch me some hospital wares...