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* '''Sample''' = The sample is the designated amount of DNA from the target population, which in this case is a cancer test patient. | * '''Sample''' = The sample is the designated amount of DNA from the target population, which in this case is a cancer test patient. | ||
* '''Integrated Density''' = The integrated density is the sum of the gray values of each pixel in a determined area, in other words measuring the brightness of the sample and is found by subtracting the integrated density measurement from the background from the integrated density reading from the drop for all the measurements. For example, in this specific experiment, integrated density was used to measure the brightness of the color green in each sample. | * '''Integrated Density''' = The integrated density is the sum of the gray values of each pixel in a determined area, in other words measuring the brightness of the sample and is found by subtracting the integrated density measurement from the background from the integrated density reading from the drop for all the measurements. For example, in this specific experiment, integrated density was used to measure the brightness of the color green in each sample. | ||
* '''DNA μg/mL''' = The DNA microliters per milliliter was calculated by using the negative and positive control samples to create a calibration curve in which each of the integrated density values could be substituted for the x value in the calibration curve equation. For example this curve's equation was ''y'' = | * '''DNA μg/mL''' = The DNA microliters per milliliter was calculated by using the negative and positive control samples to create a calibration curve in which each of the integrated density values could be substituted for the x value in the calibration curve equation. For example this curve's equation was ''y'' = 3·*10<sup>-7</sup>·''x''-0.7736, in which ''y'' is the value of the micrograms per milliliter of DNA in each sample and ''x'' is the integrated density substituded. | ||
* '''Conclusion''' = This states whether or not the test was positive or negative for the cancer gene. | * '''Conclusion''' = This states whether or not the test was positive or negative for the cancer gene. | ||
NOTE: It is understood that it does not make sense for the samples of the patients to have a negative value for their concentration of DNA; however, due to the calibration curve equation these are the results gathered and conclusions were still drawn from this data. | |||
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==PCR Protocol== | |||
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=Research and Development= |
Latest revision as of 22:04, 27 November 2012
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Our TeamLAB 1 WRITE-UPInitial Machine TestingThe Original Design If the Arduino UNO board is disconnected fron the LCD screen, then then LCD screen will not be able to display information; this includes information such as the current cycle of the PCR and the current temperature. If the Arduino UNO board is disconnected from the 16-tube PCR block, then the LCD wouldn't be able to display any temperatures, this is because temperatures in the 16-tube block are not being monitored.
The experiences of first testing the Open PCR machine, on October 24th, 1012, were of mixed results. As for the set up of the Open PCR, things went fairly well. Connecting the Open PCR to a computer was not a problem, and finding a suitable location to let the machine run was very easy. However, the first computer we connected the Open PCR to had problems running the Open PCR software. The experiment design part of the software would not allow for editing of the number of cycle, resting temperature, time length of the cycles and all other variables of the experiment. The software might have been corrupted or the computer may not have been running correctly; whatever the case, the Open PCR had to be moved to another computer in order to solve this problem. The use of the second computer allowed for editing of the experimental variables and the initiation of the experiment. However, further problems arose once the experiment was in progress. From the beginning of the experiment the Open PCR machine being used took a considerable amount of time on the cooling part of the cycle, much longer than the other groups running the experiment. If the machine does not cool down correctly and to the right temperature, then the PCR cannot move onto the next cycle. And eventually, due to this problem, the Open PCR machine became stuck on the cooling part of cycle 5 of 30 and would not move forward in the experiment. After trouble shooting from TA's and the professor the problem could not be reverse and additional amplified DNA samples will have to be created for group 3.
ProtocolsPolymerase Chain Reaction Polymerase Chain Reaction is a biochemical technology that is used in molecular biology to amplify single/multiple copies of a piece of DNA, generating thousands to millions of copies of a targeted DNA sequence. To do so, PCR relies on thermal cycling, which consists of repeated cycles of heating and cooling the samples in order to melt the DNA and have the enzymes replicate the targeted strand if found. Primers, which are short DNA fragments, have complementary sequences to the target strand of DNA, in addition to a DNA polymerase, which allows selective and repeated amplification of the target strand. As the cycles progress, the DNA is used as a template for exponential amplification (or creation of DNA copies). How to Amplify a DNA Sample with PCR
Components of GoTaq® Colorless Master Mix
8 Samples, 3 each patient, positive and negative control
Fluorimeter Assembly Procedure
Transferal of Images to ImageJ
Research and DevelopmentSpecific Cancer Marker Detection - The Underlying Technology
Bayes Rule: Predicting the possibility of cancer.
Bayes Theorem: (.008)/(.008+0.095)=7.8%
Results
NOTE: It is understood that it does not make sense for the samples of the patients to have a negative value for their concentration of DNA; however, due to the calibration curve equation these are the results gathered and conclusions were still drawn from this data.
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Protocols
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List of Required Materials for PCR & DNA measurements
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PCR Protocol
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DNA Measurement Protocol
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