Hello all and welcome to the blog!
My week at the lab has been full of promise (and, maybe some
progress). Much has been learned from last week, and I am beginning to think
that next week may be even better.
Let me start off by giving the status of the sad cell line
from last week: dying, as ever. But, I am now aware of multiple factors that
may have led to its slow demise.
1. This
cell line especially likes crowding. My experiment does not.
2. This
cell line has been growing poorly for everyone at the lab, perhaps hinting that
the cell line itself is having an issue.
3. The
cell counter is poor at reading viability.
So, luckily for us, the cells may not be dying off quite as
dramatically as we’d originally thought. If anything, it may just be a case of
teen-rebellion on this growing cell line’s part. After all, it can be difficult
for pubescent cell lines to deal with new changes in their petri dish like
finding glutamine out of nowhere in their fetal plex media.
But, just to help them get more situated, I’ve spun down the
cells and put them in some fresh media, so hopefully we will see some improvement
next week.
More good news: the experiment is finally showing signs of
working. Our cell lines are reacting to the drug as we’d predicted. This time,
it might just be a good thing that they’re dying. But, I should only know the
official results of the test on Monday.
Until then, thank you for reading!
Angela
Your blog reads like a serial from the movies of my childhood! You leave the reader hanging and wanting to come back the next week for the next installment! The cartoons are a nice (but not surprising) touch! See you next week.
ReplyDeleteAngela I just love your blog so much! It never fails to make me laugh!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful rendition of the pubescent cell.
ReplyDeleteHow can a whole cell line be bad at reproducing? Isn't that what cells are supposed to do?
ReplyDeleteNo one understands the pubescent cell.
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