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| [[Image:BME103 Group2 Ryan S.JPG |130px|thumb|Ryan Sullivan<br>Research Development Scientist]] | | [[Image:BME103 Group2 Ryan S.JPG |130px|thumb|Ryan Sullivan<br>Research Development Scientist]] | ||
| [[Image: | | [[Image:BME103Kitty.jpg|100px|thumb|Miriam Acosta<br>PCR Machine Engineer]] | ||
| [[Image:BME103student.jpg|100px|thumb|Ryan Keeney<br>PCR Machine Engineer]] | | [[Image:BME103student.jpg|100px|thumb|Ryan Keeney<br>PCR Machine Engineer]] | ||
| [[Image:BME103Julie.jpg|150px|thumb|Juliana Ramos<br>Experimental Protocol Planner]] | | [[Image:BME103Julie.jpg|150px|thumb|Juliana Ramos<br>Experimental Protocol Planner]] |
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OUR AWESOME TEAMLAB 1 WRITE-UPInitial Machine Testing
Unplugging the LED interface cable from the processing chip caused the display of the machine to turn off. The blank screen meant that the machine stopped sending data to display. Unplugging anything from the circuit board causes it not to work because no electricity can be sent.
Test Run (Write the date you first tested Open PCR and your experience(s) with the machine)
ProtocolsPolymerase Chain Reaction Flourimeter Measurements Research and DevelopmentSpecific Cancer Marker Detection - The Underlying Technology The r17879961 DNA was sequenced to determine the chain of nucleotides that it is composed of. A section of this DNA shows a change in the allele sequence; one which might indicate cancer. In the sequence, a change from "ATT" to "ACT" is the specific indication marker for cancer. The artificial primer that is introduced to the DNA chain is meant to be a complimentary strand that matches up with the "ACT" and surrounding nucleotide sequence ("TGA"). When the primer attaches successfully, it allows the Taq polymerase to finish attaching nucleotides to the sequence. The number of strands will be doubled in this case, and by using the PCR replication machine, the sample will be heated and cooled in specific intervals. These intervals are meant to manipulate the DNA and do things such as separate a strand, cool it down so it is able to bind, as well as stretch it out. This process will, ultimately, result in exponential DNA replication. If the primer does not attach successfully, then this means the person does not have a cancer-indicating sequence, and it will, therefore, not replicate the DNA exponentially. If the DNA replicates exponentially, then the fluorescent dye will show, and this would indicate a cancerous genome.
The illustration below shows the PCR process when the primer attaches to the DNA and the Taq polymerase and is able to complete the DNA chain, in coordination with the PCR machine temperature cycles. It is shown that throughout the process, the DNA replicates at an exponential rate.
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