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*Attach the back panel of the casing via interlocking sections | *Attach the back panel of the casing via interlocking sections | ||
*Attach both side to the back panel as well as the base | *Attach both side to the back panel as well as the base | ||
*Snap the lid components onto the top of the open | *Snap the lid components onto the top of the PCR so that the there is only one face of the structure still open | ||
*insert internal devices in appropriate places | *insert internal devices in appropriate places | ||
*Snap the front panel onto the 3 sides of the PCR to complete the external shell of the PCR | *Snap the front panel onto the 3 sides of the PCR to complete the external shell of the PCR |
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OUR TEAMLAB 2 WRITE-UPThermal Cycler EngineeringOur re-design is based upon the Open PCR system originally designed by Josh Perfetto and Tito Jankowski.
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Research and DevelopmentBackground on Disease Markers The disease marker being used is SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) rs35685286. This is the marker for sickle-cell disease found on chromosome 11. Patients with sickle-cell disease have red blood cells that are mishapen and are a "sickled" or crescent shape. This results in less oxygen being carried to the patient's body tissues. Therefore, patients experience crisis, where they have severe pain in their bones in their backs or chest. These symptoms can last for hours or even days. More information about this particular SNP can be found at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/snp_ref.cgi?rs=35685286
Step A shows the PCR heating up to 95 degrees Celcius so the hydrogen bonds between the base pairs of the double stranded DNA can be melted and separated. Next in step B, the machine is cooled to 50 degrees Celcius where the reverse primers come in and attach to the single DNA strands to create two new double stranded DNA. Finally in step C, the PCR machine is heated up to 72 degrees Celcius and the strands are fully replicated and the process repeats for approximately 30 cycles. |