Who thinks my advisor would let me order snake venom from Australia?? Technically a protein isolated from snake's venom. Not straight up venom. Although this protein is a neurotoxin. I would have legitimate research use for the protein. The company lists all its prices in US$, so I'm betting they do ship overseas. Ok, so based solely on the above information, who thinks she'd let me buy it?? Anybody?
Now, when I tell you that it costs $1650 for 500 ug of protein, who still thinks she'd let me buy it? While that price tag may sound enormous, per ug, it's actually cheaper than several other proteins we've bought. I just don't usually buy 500 ug at a shot...
I used to be a grad student. And now I'm not (thank goodness). I spent a year as a post doc in industry in Baltimore before starting a "real" job with the same company. These are my tales of science, food, travel, and life.
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