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| 8:50 |
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Thomas arrives at the Institute for Molecular Biology, with a busy day ahead. |
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| 9:00 |
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As a first thing in the morning, he starts a PCR reaction to amplify a piece of the Drosophila genome. This will be used in a transformation experiment. |
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| 9:20 |
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After starting the reaction there is time for checking e-mails. |
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| 9:30 |
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Thomas and his colleague Denise Nellen prepare flies for injecting DNA to generate transgenic fly lines. |
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| 10:00 |
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The transgenic flies are generated by injecting synthetic DNA with a very fine glass needle into embryos under a microscope. Some of the injected embryos integrate the DNA into the genome of their germ cells, and thereby pass it on to their progeny. |
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| 11:00 |
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New results are presented and discussed in a weekly group meeting. |
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| 12:00 |
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Professor Basler and Thomas discuss recent progress and new strategies for his ongoing projects. |
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