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| [[Image: | | [[Image:1371054954177.jpg|100px|thumb|Name: Vaasavi Sundar <br> Research and Development]] | ||
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| [[Image: | | [[Image:BMEhorse.jpg|100px|thumb|Name: Minh Pham <br> Open PCR Machine Testing]] | ||
| [[Image: | | [[Image:ashleypowell.jpg|100px|thumb|Name: Ashley Powell <br> Protocol Planning]] | ||
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'''The Original Design'''<br> | '''The Original Design'''<br> | ||
OpenPCR is a device used by scientists to copy specific sections of DNA strands and amplify them through a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). DNA strands are separated within the machine through a series of heating and cooling cycles. With the addition of polymerases, complementary strands to certain segments of the DNA are copied multiple times within a matter of hours from an original strand of DNA. Through this process, specific segments are amplified to be observed so one can find and diagnose diseases, viruses, or bacteria. The samples inside the heating plate experience all the different conditions. The Open PCR machine is connected through a USB cord to a computer, which through the OpenPCR software controls the heating and cooling cycles that the DNA samples undergo. The USB connection to the computer allows one to alter the experiment to reach fixed values and observe the changes within the sample.<br> | |||
[[Image:Pcr_photo.JPG]] | [[Image:Pcr_photo.JPG]] | ||
'''Experimenting With the Connections'''<br> | '''Experimenting With the Connections'''<br> | ||
When we unplugged part 3 from part 6, the display | When we unplugged the LCD screen (part 3) from the circuit board(part 6), the display screen turns off and shows nothing at all. | ||
When we unplugged the white wire that connects part 6 to part 2, the temperature sensor malfunctions and displays the incorrect temperature on the LCD screen. | When we unplugged the white wire that connects the circuit board(part 6) to the heating plate(part 2), the temperature sensor malfunctions and displays the incorrect temperature on the LCD screen.<br> | ||
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'''Test Run''' | '''Test Run''' | ||
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4) Program the Thermocycler to run as follows so PCR occurs. <br> | 4) Program the Thermocycler to run as follows so PCR occurs. <br> | ||
<br>'''Thermocycler Program'''<br> | <br>'''Thermocycler Program'''<br> | ||
1. 1 Cycle at 95°C for 3 minutes<br> | |||
2. 35 Cycles at 95°C for 30 seconds, 55°C for 30 seconds, 72°C for 30 seconds<br> | |||
3. 72°C for 3 minutes<br> | |||
4. Hold the mix at 4°C <br> | |||
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'''PCR - The Underlying Technology'''<br> | '''PCR - The Underlying Technology'''<br> | ||
Components of PCR: | Components of PCR: | ||
PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, is used to amplify DNA to diagnose disease, map the human genome, or even to solve crimes. There are several components involved in completing PCR-- the template DNA, the primers, the Taq polymerase, magnesium chloride, and deoxyribonucleotides. | PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, is used to amplify DNA to diagnose disease, map the human genome, or even to solve crimes. There are several components involved in completing PCR-- the template DNA, the primers, the Taq polymerase, magnesium chloride, and deoxyribonucleotides. Through a process of heating and cooling, the DNA is rapidly amplified. Usually, there is a target sequence within the template DNA that needs to be amplified-- through the heating and cooling process, the target sequence is amplified. | ||
The purpose of each component is as follows: | The purpose of each component is as follows: | ||
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Magnesium chloride: The magnesium chloride acts as a catylyst for the polymerase reaction, and helps the reaction move along faster. | Magnesium chloride: The magnesium chloride acts as a catylyst for the polymerase reaction, and helps the reaction move along faster. | ||
Deoxyribonucleotides: These are free-floating nucleotides, and these are the bases that are used by Taq polymerase to create the complimentary sequence for the single-stranded DNA. | Deoxyribonucleotides: These are free-floating nucleotides, and these are the bases that are used by Taq polymerase to create the complimentary sequence for the single-stranded DNA. These nucleotides are adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. Adenine is paired with thymine, cytosine with guanine. | ||
PCR Cycle: | PCR Cycle: | ||
The aforementioned materials are the key components in a PCR reaction. The first step of PCR is to heat the DNA to around 95 degrees celsius for around 3 minutes, and this allows the DNA to denature and unwind into two separate strands. The temperature, which is near boiling, and the required time, are both imperative to this reaction because this is the amount of energy that is required to break the hydrogen bonds between the nucleotides of the complementary strands. Once the DNA denatures, the temperature must be lowered to 57 degrees for around 30 seconds. The lowering of temperature allows for the forward and reverse primers to bind onto each single stranded-DNA. After 30 seconds of this, the temperature is once again re-heated to 72 degrees, the ideal temperature for Taq polymerase. Taq polymerase now begins constructing complementary strands to each single template strand. This continues for around 3 minutes. This cycle repeats itself over and over, until the "target sequence" is amplified more so than the original template DNA. | The aforementioned materials are the key components in a PCR reaction. The first step of PCR is to heat the DNA to around 95 degrees celsius for around 3 minutes, and this allows the DNA to denature and unwind into two separate strands. The temperature, which is near boiling, and the required time, are both imperative to this reaction because this is the amount of energy that is required to break the hydrogen bonds between the nucleotides of the complementary strands. Once the DNA denatures, the temperature must be lowered to 57 degrees for around 30 seconds. The lowering of temperature allows for the forward and reverse primers to bind onto each single stranded-DNA. After 30 seconds of this, the temperature is once again re-heated to 72 degrees, the ideal temperature for Taq polymerase. Taq polymerase now begins constructing complementary strands to each single template strand. This continues for around 3 minutes. This cycle repeats itself over and over, until the "target sequence" is amplified more so than the original template DNA. | ||
The strands are complementary, and are created with paired nucleotides-- adenine binds with thymine, and cytosine with guanine. Base pairing, which is done through hydrogen bonds, are what create the "spiral staircase" of DNA structure. This is also what allows primers to the template strand. | The strands are complementary, and are created with paired nucleotides-- adenine binds with thymine, and cytosine with guanine. Base pairing, which is done through hydrogen bonds, are what create the "spiral staircase" of DNA structure. This is also what allows primers to the template strand. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:58, 30 October 2013
BME 100 Fall 2013 | Home People Lab Write-Up 1 | Lab Write-Up 2 | Lab Write-Up 3 Lab Write-Up 4 | Lab Write-Up 5 | Lab Write-Up 6 Course Logistics For Instructors Photos Wiki Editing Help | |||||||||||||
OUR TEAMLAB 1 WRITE-UPInitial Machine TestingThe Original Design Experimenting With the Connections When we unplugged the LCD screen (part 3) from the circuit board(part 6), the display screen turns off and shows nothing at all. When we unplugged the white wire that connects the circuit board(part 6) to the heating plate(part 2), the temperature sensor malfunctions and displays the incorrect temperature on the LCD screen.
Test Run The test was run on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 at 1:08 PM.
ProtocolsDNA Sample Set-up
Materials
Research and DevelopmentPCR - The Underlying Technology
Components of PCR: PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, is used to amplify DNA to diagnose disease, map the human genome, or even to solve crimes. There are several components involved in completing PCR-- the template DNA, the primers, the Taq polymerase, magnesium chloride, and deoxyribonucleotides. Through a process of heating and cooling, the DNA is rapidly amplified. Usually, there is a target sequence within the template DNA that needs to be amplified-- through the heating and cooling process, the target sequence is amplified. The purpose of each component is as follows: Template DNA: The template DNA contains the target sequence, and is the basis for the amplification. Without the template, the target sequence cannot be amplified, and the primers have nothing to bind to, and polymerase has nothing to copy. Primers: The primers bind to each single-stranded DNA and functions almost as a signal for Taq polymerase to begin the construction of the complementary sequence. Furthermore, the presence of both forward and reverse primers ensures that the target sequence, in particular, will be amplified, because the primers are made specifically for the sections of the template DNA which include the target sequence. Taq polymerase: This is an enzyme which constructs the complimentary sequence to the single strands of the template DNA. Magnesium chloride: The magnesium chloride acts as a catylyst for the polymerase reaction, and helps the reaction move along faster. Deoxyribonucleotides: These are free-floating nucleotides, and these are the bases that are used by Taq polymerase to create the complimentary sequence for the single-stranded DNA. These nucleotides are adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. Adenine is paired with thymine, cytosine with guanine. PCR Cycle: The aforementioned materials are the key components in a PCR reaction. The first step of PCR is to heat the DNA to around 95 degrees celsius for around 3 minutes, and this allows the DNA to denature and unwind into two separate strands. The temperature, which is near boiling, and the required time, are both imperative to this reaction because this is the amount of energy that is required to break the hydrogen bonds between the nucleotides of the complementary strands. Once the DNA denatures, the temperature must be lowered to 57 degrees for around 30 seconds. The lowering of temperature allows for the forward and reverse primers to bind onto each single stranded-DNA. After 30 seconds of this, the temperature is once again re-heated to 72 degrees, the ideal temperature for Taq polymerase. Taq polymerase now begins constructing complementary strands to each single template strand. This continues for around 3 minutes. This cycle repeats itself over and over, until the "target sequence" is amplified more so than the original template DNA. The strands are complementary, and are created with paired nucleotides-- adenine binds with thymine, and cytosine with guanine. Base pairing, which is done through hydrogen bonds, are what create the "spiral staircase" of DNA structure. This is also what allows primers to the template strand.
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