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Vparker 15:04, 26 June 2007 (EDT)

VParker 16:37, 22 June 2007 (EDT) Big day planned. I have to take out my tubes V1-3, V2-4, V5-7, and V6-8 from the PCR machine.These are the 4 parts to my two genes. V1-3 is Part A of my otsA gene, it ends at the internal restriction BamHI site. V2-4 is part B to my otsA gene and it starts with the BamHI restriction site. I have already designed my oligos which code for a silent mutation within the BamHI site and codes for Leucine. V5-7 is part A of my otsB gene and ends at an internal BglII restriction site. V6-8 is part B of my otsB gene and starts at the BaglII restriction site and I have designed the oligos for that gene to have a silent mutation in the BglII site that codes for Isoleucine. As i came in to PCR my two genes, otsA and otsB, with the 8 oligos i designed. Two oligos per part. The oligos are named by number so when I mention V1-3 i am referring to part A of otsA but it will be PCRed with the first and 3rd oligos. Unfortunately when i came into the lab it was flooded and all I managed to do was take out Hannah's tube and my four out of the PCR machine and put them into the freezer for Monday. I did manage however to go home and sleep some more :-)

Vparker 16:02, 25 June 2007 (EDT) Today i came into the lab and found that 3 out of the 4 PCR tubes were in the freezer but that i have lost the tube marked V6-8. I had the PCR products from the tubes V1-3, V2-4, and V5-7. After having fumed a bit over my lost PCR I went to work on setting up a new PCR tube for V6-8 and to also clean tubes V1-3, V2-4 and V5-7. Austin was kind enough to share the PCR machine with me and i put in the tube V6-8 in and also the sewing reaction i was working on named V1-4. V1-4 is a combination between V1-3 and V2-4. Since V1-3 and V2-4 are two parts of one gene and I had to PCR out the internal restriction site. File:Firstgel.jpg Decided to try my hand in Agar plates today so I volunteered the High School team to learn how to prepare and pour them since Arthur was not here. They turned out looking good with no bubbles. So i was behind today in terms of my PCR and i have to digest and ligate tomorrow instead of today. Losing the V6-8 tube set me back an hour and a half so i will save the rest for tomorrow.

Vparker 15:04, 26 June 2007 (EDT) Started off today with digestion of tubes V1-4 and V5-8 which are my genes that i PCRed. V1-4 was my otsA gene and V5-8 was my otsB gene. atfer storing them in cultivation for an hour and a half Sam showed us how to prepare Agar solution and broth. we just put them in the autoclave machine and are waiting for both digestion and the autoclave to finish.