I've been fortunate enough to get assigned to another TA position. This time it is in Dr. Coombs' "Fundamentals of Microbiology" lab. There is only one section with all the students from the lecture, and it meets twice a week.
The students are going to be working with cultures of microbes, including BSL 2 organisms in the second half of the semester. BSL 2 organisms are 'potentially pathogenic' organisms; they can cause disease. Bio Saftey Level is a rating from 1 to 4, with things like Anthrax being Level 4, and non-disease causing varieties of E. coli being level 1.
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