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OUR TEAMLAB 1 WRITE-UPInitial Machine TestingThe Original Design The OpenPCR is a technique used to copy DNA molecules. This processs is done by dramatic tempertaure changes to isolate DNA strands from one another. To begin the machine is heated to almost boiling to denature the two strands from the original DNA. Once the two strands are seperated, the temperature decreases to allow the primers to attach and bind to complimenterary matches of DNA. This initiates the coping process and the taq polmerase then attahces (slightly higher tempertaure) to add nucleotides to the sequence to extend the strand. The process is completed with the four strands of DNA. This is the first cycle and many more occur to have billions of strands duplicated. Experimenting With the Connections When we unplugged part 3 from part 6, the screen on the machine turned off.
After letting the machine run for about an hour, it was still on the first cycle. This was done on October 23,2013.
ProtocolsThermal Cycler Program
Research and DevelopmentPCR - The Underlying Technology
(BONUS points: Use a program like Powerpoint, Word, Illustrator, Microsoft Paint, etc. to illustrate how primers bind to the cancer DNA template, and how Taq polymerases amplify the DNA. Screen-captures from the PCR video/ tutorial might be useful. Be sure to credit the sources if you borrow images.)
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