labba dabba doo

kie: lâb
kiel: frustrated
kio: various 80's hits from launchcast in the other room (human league: don't you want me baby)

my research is at, shall we say, an impasse. for some reason my plasmids won't ligate and become functional (so that the bacteria can produce the necessary protein), and my cells are dying on the antibiotic plates. in case you didn't understand that, here is a small cartoon.