On 9/21 we researched background on biofilm to make sure this is what we wanted to work on. On 9/22 Rebecca and I formed a plan for our research project. We came up with the idea to use different concentrations of several metal ions to test the relation to growth of biofilm. We made a flow chart to map out the process and find an overview of our procedures. So far we have run into the problem of the days not matching with the lab schedules. Although we are off to a slow start, I feel like next week we will really be able to begin our project.

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