BME100 f2017:Group3 W1030 L5

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OUR TEAM Error creating thumbnail: File missing Name: Chris Zakanycz Error creating thumbnail: File missing Name: John Planten Error creating thumbnail: File missing Name: Michael Finocchiaro Error creating thumbnail: File missing Name: Blake McCal LAB 5 WRITE-UP PCR Reaction Report Before the experiment the group went over the pre lab reading and the video on the functions of the micropipettor. The video was especially helpful when it came to determining where the first and second stop on the micropipette were, knowing how to prevent bubbles and setting the correct amount of microliters. One member of the group also had previous micropipetting experience which helped immensely when it came down to using the micropipette. The proper materials were gathered before the experiment which included: the patient DNA samples, the micropipette, the PCR reaction mix, and the empty PCR tubes. The empty tubes were labeled positive control, negative control, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3. The experiment started with putting 50 microliters of PCR reaction mix into the empty positive control tube. Then 50 microliters of the positive control were added to the same tube. This lead to 100 microliters of total solution. These steps were repeated with the negative control, with patient 1's DNA and patient 2's DNA. Once all the solutions were put together correctly, the 8 solutions were placed into the PCR machine. The final reactions ended up all containing 100 microliters of each solution. Fluorimeter Procedure Imaging set-up To properly calibrate the iPhone that was used to capture the images of the solutions, a 160 microliter drop of water was used as a point of reference. This drop was placed on the rough side of the slide which was then inserted onto the fluorimeter and the iPhone was placed on a stand. The fluorimeter was elevated by three plastic trays so that it was held level with the camera. Once this was all set up, it was determined that the correct distance between the iPhone and the fluorimeter for a focused photo was 8cm. Placing Samples onto the Fluorimeter Place a slide with the rough side facing up onto the fluorimeter Set the micropipettor to 80 microliters Place 80 microliters of SYBR Green I on the rough side of the slide between the first two dots Place 80 microliters of the solution being tested onto the drop of SYBR Green I Align the drop with the light on the fluorimeter Set the iPhone timer to 3 seconds and ensure the iPhone is 8cm from the fluorimeter Place the black box over both the iPhone and fluorimeter Activate the camera and lower the flap of the box Remove the black box and repeat these steps for all trials Data Collection and Analysis Images of High, Low, and Zero Calf Thymus DNA Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5 μg/mL sample Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0.5 μg/mL sample Error creating thumbnail: File missing zero DNA Calibrator Mean Values Initial Concentration of 2X Calf Thymus DNA Solution (micrograms/mL) FInal DNA concentration in SYBR Green I soulution (micrograms/mL) Sample Number RAWINTDEN DROP-BACKGROUND MEAN Standard Deviation Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 5 2.5 C-1 6085564 6082136 8047235 6738311.667 1133562.154 2 1 C-2 8765682 8802422 8806317 8791473.667 22420.9792 1 0.5 C-3 6917230 6678056 6844183 6813156.333 122568.516 0.5 0.25 C-4 5030195 5032233 4993516 5018648 21788.79136 0.25 0.125 C-5 3840540 3841786 3918599 3866975 44712.03597 0 0 C-6 1381272 1423272 1381272 1395272 24248.71131 Calibration curves Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing (The Calibration Curves do have the error bars placed on the data points, but most of them are too small to be visible on the scale of this graph.) Images of Our PCR Negative and Positive Controls Error creating thumbnail: File missing Negative control PCR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Positive control PCR PCR Results: PCR concentrations solved PCR Product TUBE LABEL MEAN (of RAWINTDEN DROP - BACKGROUND) PCR Produce Concentration (micrograms/mL) (Step 5 calculation) Total Dilution Initial PCR Product Concentration (micrograms/mL) (Step 6 calculation) G3 + 10409396.33 2.297 12 27.564 G3 - 3892103.667 0.37 12 4.44 G3 1-1 3052465.333 0.122 12 1.464 G3 1-2 2298815.333 0.1 12 1.2 G3 1-3 3520966 0.26 12 3.12 G3 2-1 13496918.67 3.209 12 38.508 G3 2-2 13167355 3.111 12 37.332 G3 2-3 13380667.33 3.175 12 38.1 PCR Results: Summary Our positive control PCR result was 27.564 μg/mL Our negative control PCR result was 4.44 μg/mL Observed results Patient 83982 : Patient 83982's drops did not visibly glow green when placed on the fluorimeter. The samples looked similar to the negative control in the images. The initial concentrations for the three samples were found to be 1.464 μg/mL, 1.2 μg/mL, and 3.12 μg/mL, respectively. Patient 29244 : Patient 29244's drops glowed a vibrant green color when placed on the fluorimeter. These samples looked extremely similar to the positive control in the images. The initial concentrations for the three samples were found to be 38.508 μg/mL, 37.332 μg/mL, and 38.1 μg/mL, respectively. Conclusions Patient 83982 : Since all three initial concentrations of the samples for Patient 83982 (1.464 μg/mL, 1.2 μg/mL, and 3.12 μg/mL) were found to be below the threshold of the negative control's initial concentration of 4.44 μg/mL, it can be concluded that Patient 83982 is negative for the disease. Patient 29244 : Since all three initial concentrations of the samples for Patient 29244 (38.508 μg/mL, 37.332 μg/mL, and 38.1 μg/mL) were found to be above the threshold of the positive control's initial concentration of 27.564 μg/mL, it can be concluded that Patient 29244 is positive for the disease.