20.109(S10):Post-selection IVT and journal club (Day6)

Introduction
You'll begin today by setting up your post-column IVT reactions. Then we will move to room 16-336 for the first round of journal club presentations.

Part 1: IVT
Refer to the Day 3 protocol to prepare your IVT Master Mix, except this time shoot for a total volume of 40 &mu;L rather than 80 &mu;L per reaction. (Thus, you will add 6.6 &mu;L of RT-PCR mixture to each reaction instead of 13.1 &mu;L as you did before.) Note the time that you put your reactions on the 37 &deg;C heat block.

Part 2: Journal club
We will move to 16-336 for the talks.

For next time

 * For everyone...
 * No additional lab report homework will be due. However, it is strongly suggested that you continue to work on your report, particularly the RT-PCR figure and experimental schematic. As always, I am happy to provide feedback even when I am not providing a grade.
 * If you presented for journal club today...
 * You should work on Part III of the computational assignment, and hand in a picture of the full-length 8-12 sequence with the requested highlighting on Day 7.
 * An awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses can often help you improve your future work. After you give your presentation today, write a brief self-evaluation. Specifically, describe (in a short phrase or sentence each) two things that you thought you did well, and two that could use improvement. Feel free to include both big-picture and detail-oriented comments. This assignment is due by email within 48 hours after your presentation.

Reagent list
Same as Day 3.