Rob DeSalle introduces everyone to the molecular systematics lab at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Jim Bonacum, a scientist working on the museum's upcoming Genome exhibit, gets us started on some DNA labs.
Andrew Goldenkranz (left) and Mike Lemke (right) rinse for bucchal cells.
Gene McNicholas (left) has fun with the micropipetter... while Lynne McElhaney (right) examines bacterial colonies.
Mike sets up the PCR water baths.
Hey Mike, the thermocycler is faster.
Lynne checks out some reading material.
Rob prepares the electrophoresis gel boxes.
Deborah Engel-DiMauro anxiously awaits the IBM to boot up... she is not taking any chances with Andrew's Macintosh notebook.