Monday, January 9, 2012

Upside Down and Backwards

Everything that I did in the GGC lab today was just that.  I was a little rusty getting back to doing things; I put the PCR plates in backwards on accident and then later ran my gel upside down for about a minute before realizing it.  Everything turned out alright though!  I did my temperature gradient on the primers with a random male's DNA, then ran the PCR products on a gel.  After this, I packed up all my materials for the research and drove back to Wofford.  I don't think I've EVER been so careful driving.  So much DNA and research material . . . it's precious cargo.  Once I got back I labeled and put up everything that needed to be refrigerated/frozen.  I also wrote down an inventory of everything I brought.  To succeed with this research, I must be organized!

That's all for today, hopefully tomorrow I can get a lot done with initial PCR and gels.  I'm off to make a protocol and schedule!

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