Autoclave! Prep! PCR?…
So today our primers have come in, which means that we’re going to be prepping them for the eventual experiment. But alas, after prep,, we found that the PCR machine was already running…which means that we have to wait our turn in line. But never fear, cuz’ Martha’s here! So…we started making some more templates (because our stock ran out). And we autoclaved. And made LB plates. And pipetted. And waited.
On a second note, I realized that even though sometimes experiments don’t turn out the way that you want them to, what’s worse than that is broken heating/AC in the lab. So, maintainance came in and told our lab that Dr. Zhou’s office was reading around 100 degrees…and our lab’s temp is around upper 70’s…a little bit hotter than normal. Maybe they’ll fix it in time for tomorrow’s DNA prep.
Cool thing though, was that the guy used this little laser gun to read the temperature of the air and the floor and all the other stuff in the lab. Pretty neat. I could use one of those…birthday present anyone?