fpop-ing

fpop-ing So over the past couple of days, our FPOP has done some pretty cool stuff. Day One: we heard a talk from a postdoc, Lyle Simmons, on DNA repair. Lyle will also be teaching 7.341, Not Just a Bag of Enzymes: DNA Dynamics in the Tiny Bacterial Cell, in the Fall. we toured the Broad Institute where they sequenced part of the human genome. we walked through Boston Common we watched Sharks3D at the New England Aquarium a free performance courtesy of some street performers we ate dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe we wore ponchos while having pureed bananas thrown on us at Blue Man Group Thursday: a tour of IPI pharmaceuticals where we heard how a drug goes from an idea to production lunch at DeCordova Sculpture Park a nature talk and swimming at Walden Pond bio movie marathon including Gattaca and Aliens in 6-120 Orientation is by far one of the most exciting times of the year. Theres just a lot of things going on that are pretty exciting, and for all of you 09s reading this, I encourage you to participate in all of it as Jessie and Mollie have both also said. I can say this from experience. Its a lot of fun; dont miss out.