 Peptides are components of proteins that you have in your body. The peptides that our lab focuses on are self-assembling peptides. They clump and then they actually develop to form these higher-ordered structures. I was just looking at really how they're developing, what they're developing into, and then how I can kind of modify them to direct their assembly process. I realized certain peptides, certain sequences have actually these electronic properties. He was looking for a more conductive layer for his uric acid sensor and I said that my peptides have electronic properties so we kind of on a whim tried that out. We didn't know if it would work. We were trying to figure out a method to determine if peptides could even be detecting uric acid consistently. Uric acid is a molecule that's like really clinically relevant. It's most famous cause is the gout. It's like the heart crystal that form and that causes all the pain when you walk. Peptides are good because they are biocompatible and they are not harmful to living things and so we can use them in a biological sensing scene. I've been so focused on the biochem aspect of things so this is giving me a total new perspective on the electrochem side of things. I know a lot of professors actually collaborate between the labs. They kind of help each other out but John and I came together as students and that was pretty unique to come together and make this project yourselves.