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It's how the magic happens (mander.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 82 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, its missing putting your sample in a big grey machine and then getting a number from the big grey machine.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Don't forget putting your samples in the incubator and waiting overnight for cells to grow.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Aren't these things the other 5% of biochemistry?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Or not to grow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

thats more microbiology.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Protein expression falls under biochemistry, and you need to grow cells for that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Look I spoke to Bill Nye and he said all scientists can grow cells sometimes, as a treat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I mean I get to do it as a chemist, so hell yeah Nye!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Shit yeah. Where do computer scientists sign up?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Bioinformatics is the last door at the end of the hall. Be warned, we put it down there for a reason.