On June 14th, Emmett Smith (he/they) and Faith Jacobs (she/her) successfully extracted DNA from soil samples. This lab is located at the natural and heritage science research center in Skálanes, Iceland. To learn more, read Emmett’s blog post here, and follow us on Instagram!

Scroll down to see the best photo of Emmett hugging his lab notebook 😚

[Photos by Yujeong Lee]