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== Morning ==
== Morning ==
* miniprep pSB4A5 cultures (x2)
* miniprep pSB4A5 cultures (x2)
** Each group will do two minipreps  
** Each group will do two minipreps
** elute in 30ul
* spec miniprep concentrations (over lunch, instructor)
* spec miniprep concentrations (over lunch, instructor)


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** 1m@72C
** 1m@72C


* Set up 50ul digest of pSB4A5 minipreps with EcoRI and PstI
* Set up one 50ul digest of pSB4A5 with EcoRI and PstI
** 5ul NEB2
** 5ul NEB2
** 0.5ul BSA
** 0.5ul BSA

Revision as of 14:02, 25 February 2008

Morning

  • miniprep pSB4A5 cultures (x2)
    • Each group will do two minipreps
    • elute in 30ul
  • spec miniprep concentrations (over lunch, instructor)

Afternoon

  • Set up 50ul PCRs with 2 different forward RBS primers
    • 5ul 10x NovaTaq Buffer with MgCl2
    • 1ul dNTP mix (10mM each dNTP)
    • 1ul reverse primer (VR)
    • 1ul RBS specific forward primer
    • 0.25ul NovaTaq DNA polymerase
    • 0.5ul DNA template of E0050 (10ng)
    • rest PCR grade water
  • Cycle 30 times
    • 30s@94C
    • 30s@55C
    • 1m@72C
  • Set up one 50ul digest of pSB4A5 with EcoRI and PstI
    • 5ul NEB2
    • 0.5ul BSA
    • 2ug plasmid
    • 1ul EcoRI
    • 1ul PstI

Lecture

  • PCR discussion
  • What is Synthetic Biology?
    • Tie in Comic
    • General, Very High Level Methods (Standardization, Abstraction, Encapsulation)
    • General hierarchy (Parts, Devices, Systems)
    • Rational Design from Ground Up
  • Who is involved?
    • Scientists, Engineers, Students, Hobbyists, Politicians
  • Why should we care?
    • Project Ideas Homework Discussion
    • Environment, Energy, Medicine, Materials, Chemicals, Computing
    • Understanding of Regulation, Function, Design (Minimal systems)
  • What are you going to learn and do in this class?
    • Cloning Process Overview
    • Characterization

Instructor Preparation

  • miniprep 1A3.E0050 (PCR template)
  • grow up cultures of pSB4A5.I52001 (destination vector)
  • Oligos
    • VR: attaccgcctttgagtgagc
    • B0030.E0040-F: gaattctctagagattaaagaggagaaatactagatgcgtaaaggagaagaacttttc
    • B0031.E0040-F: gaattctctagagtcacacaggaaacctactagatgcgtaaaggagaagaacttttc
    • B0032.E0040-F: gaattctctagagtcacacaggaaagtactagatgcgtaaaggagaagaacttttc
    • B0033.E0040-F: gaattctctagagtcacacaggactactagatgcgtaaaggagaagaacttttc
    • B0034.E0040-F: gaattctctagagaaagaggagaaatactagatgcgtaaaggagaagaacttttc
    • B0035.E0040-F: gaattctctagagattaaagaggagaatactagatgcgtaaaggagaagaacttttc

Instructor Post-prep

  • store minipreps/PCRs in freezer