April 18, 2003

• there's a learning curve...

  
  

  i hear this a lot...

  
  

  especially in the molecular biology world, you have a lot to learn at the beginning - techniques, protocols, methodology, how to fix problems, who to call if there is a problem, etc, etc

  
  

  but this learning curve...i like to think i might have finally reached the top...and am settling in for a nice walk on the plateau (so I can take off my fucking hiking boots!)

  
  

  i spent 6 months getting the front end (the 5' end) of my gene (melanocortin 1 receptor)...
  about 4 days to get the back end (the 3' end) of the same gene - using the same technique
  apparently I have learned a lot since the beginning

  
  

  4 days - 6 months...big step forward
  an indication of much knowledge gained?

  
  

  how much further left to go?
  oh boy...

  
  

  lots.

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