Cutting edge research

A portrait of the fine research going on every minute in the Sorensen lab

hydrochloric acid - ethyl acetate extraction of banana Laffy Taffy in our pursuit of new bioactive natural compounds!

Dioxirane disaster

This might win for the most complicated and terrible setup for a reaction. Yes, that's a pH meter, a cryocool, and a syringe pump -- the only thing missing is a react IR. Best of luck with this GB of a reaction.