an ode to pipette tips
there is a tool that is essential in a wet enough lab
it uses a specific piece of plastic to draw liquid up
a tip attached by mild force to a calibrated instrument
the pipette moves the liquid as it rests in steady hand
the tips accumulate in specific waste receptacles
they lie around sometimes as if they fell accidentally
I spot them akin to fallen soldiers on an experimental battlefield
pick them up from the floor or the bench feeling the hard surface of a simple but important disposable tool
some tips have filters
some tips do not
all require sterility either from the manufacturer or through the autoclave in lab
without pipette tips there could be no progress
a terrifying reality brought on by a lack of a simple tool
before the advent of the plastic take over
tips were made of glass and kept in careful metal containers
Scientists often used their own lung suction to mouth pipette
Modern tips deserve their modern praise
Neuren Writes 
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