Thursday, May 14, 2009

Sorry it's taken so long...

..but only one person (Nurit) managed to capture video of the completion of the lab experiment where we transfected E. coli with a plasmid containing the GFP gene. And I had to get it from her in order to make the Part 2 video. So here it is, finally:








For the next lab-type meeting we decided to use another Carolina kit to purify the green fluorescent protein from the transformed E. coli and visulize it with black light and via electrophoresis. So we are slowly building our repertoire of standard molecular techniques...


Anyone who has an interest in this sort of stuff is welcome to stop by our meetings and get all nerdy with us. And Dan always seems to have none but the best brands of beer on hand.