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− | There are ten stations for you and your lab partner to visit on your lab tour today. Some will be guided tours with an instructor helping you and others are self-guided, leaving you and your partner to try things on your own. Your visit to each station should last ~10-15 minutes. It | + | There are ten stations for you and your lab partner to visit on your lab tour today. Some will be guided tours with an instructor helping you and others are self-guided, leaving you and your partner to try things on your own. Your visit to each station should last ~10-15 minutes. It doesn t matter which station you visit first but you must visit them all before you leave today. Afterward, you may have some time remaining to begin the For Next Time assignment, and are strongly encouraged to do so. We'll re-group at 4:15 pm for a BioSafety training from the [http://ehs.mit.edu/site/ Environment, Health and Safety Office]. |
<font color = CC0000>'''Your lab practical next time will assess your mastery of a selection of the stations below: all are fair game, as is the lab safety material covered in the orientation pre-lab lecture.'''</font color> | <font color = CC0000>'''Your lab practical next time will assess your mastery of a selection of the stations below: all are fair game, as is the lab safety material covered in the orientation pre-lab lecture.'''</font color> | ||
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=='''Station 1:''' Introduction to pipetting (Guided)== | =='''Station 1:''' Introduction to pipetting (Guided)== | ||
− | Someone will show you how to operate your pipetmen and then you will use them to dilute a blue dye (0. | + | Someone will show you how to operate your pipetmen and then you will use them to dilute a blue dye (0.01% Xylene Cyanol, or XC). Bring your pipetmen, tips, and cuvette rack with you. |
− | #If you have never used pipetmen then you should practice by pipeting 800, 80 and 8 | + | #If you have never used pipetmen then you should practice by pipeting 800, 80 and 8 |