Tuesday 12/4/07

          Austin figured out what the password is so we can both log on to the website. We both have found some

information and plan to upload it tomorrow. We found one really website that goes into a lot of detail, so we need to just skim through

it and get the important facts. All of the dates and scientists are not necessary.

          The web page is pretty easy to browse through and I think it will really start to come together tomorrow. The bacteria assigned

to us is going to be interesting because it is resistant to almost anything. The research on it will most likely yield some interesting results.

 

Wednesday 12/5/07

         Today I did not have much time to get work done, but I did find some very interesting information. The information should be posted on the website tomorrow, and

hopefully the pictures will be fixed. Austin and I are hoping to find some links to other websites that also cover

the topic of Deinococcus Radiodurans. I have found two articles from the Gale Database that were very informative, and I have cited both

of them. The slideshow that Austin put together should be pretty cool. We need to get our act together so we don't fall behind schedule.

 

Thursday 12/6/07

           I had a basketball tournament today, so Austin and I did not get to meet and discuss the website. I now have three sources which are reliable and informative,

but each website that covers Deinococcus Radiodurans just repeats what the last website had. The Encyclopedia Brittanica does not have an article on Deinococcus

Radiodurans. Tomorrow the first chunk of information will be posted, and the beginning of the bibliography will be posted. I have a fair amount of information, and that information grouped with

Austin's should be enough to get us going. I'll begin looking for more pictures and diagrams tomorrow.

 

Friday 12/7/07

          I have not posted anything today, but Austin fixed the famous sighting sheet. It is pretty impressive. I've found some interesting articles and

I will have some information posted by Monday. I've found a lot of detail on how Deinococcus Radiodurans is "resistant" to the effects of radiation and dehydration.

It actually is able to repair the DNA that is damaged by the radiation. NASA has been writing that Deinococcus Radiodurans may possibly be used in a future attempt

to terraform Mars because of it's resilience and low nutrient requirements.

 

Saturday 12/8-Sunday 12/9

         I have just created a new page that will have an introduction to Deinococcus Radiodurans and another page that will

contain the bibliography for the website. Austin and I need to meet up to get the information we have up and posted

as soon as possible. The pictures and add-ons can come after we get the heart of the website going. Hopefully I will be

able to find information on Deinococcus Radiodurans that does not only have to do with its resilience.

 

Monday 12/10

         Today I have added a little more to the page on terraforming Mars that Austin created. Tomorrow should be a good day because

Austin and I will have plenty of time work and post information. We have fallen far behind schedule, but we should be able to catch up if

we get some good work done tomorrow and on Wednesday. The bibliography is going very well and I will post it either tonight or tomorrow.

 

Tuesday 12/11

        Today I have added a page on the basic information concerning Deinococcus Radiodurans. Austin will edit it and refine it, and

I plan to began the main portion of our information tomorrow Austin and I will get most of the work done Thursday and Friday

when we have free time to work on it. We have collected all the information we need and are beginning to fill out evaluations on paper

of websites we have used that were not already screened.

 

Wednesday 12/12

       I was sick today and not able to get much work done. I think that Austin has done some editing

and refining today. I am still going to start the main portion on how Deinococcus Radiodurans's amazing

resistance works. I should have it done by Friday, and Austin and I will probably meet over the weekend to work

on the website to get it prepared for presentation on either Monday or Tuesday.

 

Thursday 12/13

       I had practice today and i didn't have much time to get work done. Austin and i have a plan for finishing up the

website and plan to have the website itself done by the end of Saturday. I am still finding new websites

that are helpful and informative. Some of the statistics from different webistes are different, but they are usually

used to make the same point. I plan to finish my writings by tomorrow.

 

Friday 12/14

     I'm really frustrated because I wrote a lot of stuff, but the website deleted everything i had written when I

tried to save. I having some trouble concentrating, so I am planning to finish my writing tomorrow morning, and

I will begin editing different pages. Austin is going to do a lot of editing and writing too. I am going to turn in

the URL on Sunday.

 

Saturday 12/15

     Today we finished the website. I finished writing the main part of the website and added an extra page. I proof-read those

pages later. Austin went through and edited every single page and got rid of a bunch of typos and grammar errors.

We also have the papers and folder ready for presentation on Monday or Tuesday. Now we are just trying to think of anything else we

can put to make it look even better.