Any microbiology major would want to abandon history class after eight hours of lab work on hydrogenhalogenation, the Diels-Alder process, and DNA synthesis. Is there any chance Professor Savage will give Ivy a pass if she can give him a brief, scientific rundown? Any microbiology major would want to abandon history class after eight hours of lab work on hydrogenhalogenation, the Diels-Alder process, and DNA synthesis. Is there any chance Professor Savage will give Ivy a pass if she can give him a brief, scientific rundown?