User:Andrew Barney

My Notebook

Purple Corn Husks and Anthocyanin Water

• This is my on-line Lab Notebook. I'm still in the process of learning how to keep good records.

My Lab Notebook

• My Blog:

keen101.wordpress.com

• My Crappy Website:

http://biolumo.com

• My garden photos:

garden photos 2012+

garden 2011

Contact Info

Andrew Barney (23andme Ancestry Painting)

• Andrew Barney
• Loveland, Colorado, USA.
• Email me through OpenWetWare
• keen101 [at] gmail [dot] com

I am currently planning on pursuing a major in Microbiology. I learned about OpenWetWare from DIYbio and Google. I am doing research on unusual plants like teosinte, fungi, native bees, purple-foliage maize, blue tomatoes, and pea breeding.

I am also attempting to develop a watermelon landrace for Northern Colorado climate. My first attempt at this was in summer 2011. So far it seems to be a mild success (you can go to my blog or website for more info).

Education

• Currently an undergrad student at Front Range Community College (FRCC), but will eventually transfer to Colorado State University (CSU). Most likely for a degree in Microbiology.

Research Interests

1. Botany - I have a strong interest in native and unusual plant species.
2. Fungi - I am learning more about fungi, and hope to discover more about how they can continue to be used to benefit human health.
3. Synthetic Biology - Interested in how synthetic biology can be used to for new inventions.
4. Biochemistry - I have a growing interest in the chemicals found in nature. Anthocyanins are the first to peak my interest. I believe that plants with high levels of Anthocyanins in their foliage may be key to successful colonization of Mars.

Other Interests

1. Esperanto - La Internacia Lingvo.

Publications

1. Goldbeter A and Koshland DE Jr. An amplified sensitivity arising from covalent modification in biological systems. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Nov;78(11):6840-4. DOI:10.1073/pnas.78.11.6840 |
2. JACOB F and MONOD J. Genetic regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of proteins. J Mol Biol. 1961 Jun;3:318-56. DOI:10.1016/s0022-2836(61)80072-7 |

   leave a comment about a paper here No Publications at this time.

Useful Links

• When i do use a paper notebook, instead of buying one, i like to print my own: graph.pdf