07 August 2006 @ 12:09 pm
The ups and downs of science  
Good news:
My experiment worked! These two weeks of work was not for nothing and I now have data supporting our hypothesis. Wheeeeeeeeee! And my boss said that just with the data I have now, I definitely have enough for an abstract at a conference. Sweet. ^_^ And my boss also said that there should be no more need for me to plate cells. Double-sweet.

Bad news:
With the recent success, I need to run more samples so we can add a * to our data, with error bars. So, I pretty much gotta run at least 4 more gels and all of them have to support the data I have now. That means I will be here till 9:00 again, doing the stupid Western blots. -.-

Good news:
If I do get the 3 different sets of data to support each other, I've got a paper! Yayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

Bad news:
This all pretty much adds up to more work for me in my last week here. I've got 5 days to cram on that work in. 5 days!
 
 
Current Music: *silence*
Current Mood: annoyed
 
 
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[identity profile] paakun.livejournal.com on August 7th, 2006 05:19 pm (UTC)
Only three?
[identity profile] anoudegozaruna.livejournal.com on August 7th, 2006 07:31 pm (UTC)
Yeah, apparently that's the minimum requirement. I don't have time to plate new cells and do more samples. 5 days!
[identity profile] paakun.livejournal.com on August 7th, 2006 07:35 pm (UTC)
Bubble luck! ^_^
[identity profile] anoudegozaruna.livejournal.com on August 7th, 2006 07:48 pm (UTC)
Thank you! ^_^
[identity profile] lemonlover49224.livejournal.com on August 8th, 2006 11:17 am (UTC)
don't trivialize westerns...
never insult the power of a damn good western blot, especially one that might support data. also, never do it because there is nothing like biochem in the morning to make a girl feel alive.
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