Hi Aunt Debbie! Thanks so much! If I would continue this study I would definitely continue to use Daphnia magna. I think they are a great model organism for this study because they actually live in the environment that I was trying to simulate in the lab. Also, they are a pretty new model organism, so new research is being done on this species all the time! Making it a great system to continue to study.

Hi Aunt Debbie! Thanks so much! If I would continue this study I would definitely continue to use Daphnia magna. I think they are a great model organism for this study because they actually live in the environment that I was trying to simulate in the lab. Also, they are a pretty new model organism, so new research is being done on this species all the time! Making it a great system to continue to study.

Hi Cameron, there is plenty of room for future experimentation if you know anyone in search of an IS project! It would definitely be a possibility to induce genetic stress that would lead to increased mutation rates. Exposing the daphnia to UV rays or other mutagenic situations could lead to increased mutation rate which could lead to an increased chance of changes in my potential genes of interest that may have led to changed in the protein leading to either beneficial or detrimental effects. This is definitely something that could be looked at in the future!

Hi Cameron, there is plenty of room for future experimentation if you know anyone in search of an IS project! It would definitely be a possibility to induce genetic stress that would lead to increased mutation rates. Exposing the daphnia to UV rays or other mutagenic situations could lead to increased mutation rate which could lead to an increased chance of changes in my potential genes of interest that may have led to changed in the protein leading to either beneficial or detrimental effects. This is definitely something that could be looked at in the future!