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Asked by Dillawar😁😁😊 to James, Shannon, Matt, Katherine, Hugh on 6 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by seand085.
Question: What was your first experiment
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James Brown answered on 6 Nov 2017:
My first experiment (out side of college) in a laboratory was detecting if some human cells we were growing (from a particular human disease) contained a specific protein we had engineered them to express. I was fantastic fun and i had to learn lots of new things to do this.
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Hugh J. Byrne answered on 8 Nov 2017:
I don’t remember, probably something with a ruler and some string – but my first research project was “Why do Ducks never get wet”, in high babies or 1st class!!
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Katherine Benson answered on 9 Nov 2017:
It’s hard to remember, but I think it was testing to see if salmonella or e-coli were in some food samples!
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Matt commented on :
The brown paper bag test for fats/lipids in JC science. A classic!
Katherine commented on :
My first experiment in a proper lab was testing food samples for bacteria like E-coli and Salmonella on special dishes. I was fascinated to see these bacteria I’d only ever heard about actually grow in front of my eyes!
Hugh commented on :
I don’t remember – probably something with a ruler and a piece of string. I remember my first research project was “why do ducks never get wet?”, I think in high babies or 1st class!!