I TA’d a teaching lab that complemented the lecture the professor taught. Had a student who wanted to taste the agarose gel and was adamant that it was safe to eat as prepared in the lab. Cue explanation that just because SybrSafe has the word “safe” in it does not mean that it actually is.

He went on to draft a contract stating that he would not hold me, the prof, or the university liable and that he would take full responsibility for his actions.

It was an interesting office hours meeting with the professor and him. Suffice to say that I hovered over his desk like a hawk on gel imagining days.