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=== july 1st ===
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=== July 1st ===
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- glycerol stock of our ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae''
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- We prepared some [[Team:Valencia/Notebook/Protocols#Glycerol Stock | glycerol stock]] from the four ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' strains we received from [http://www.cbm.uam.es/mitolab/fichapersonal.aspx?idpersona=6 Eduardo Rial]  : <br>
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- Calibrate calorimeter with hot water
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Negative control, '''UCP -'''. <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Strain containing UCP1, '''UCP +'''. <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mutant stains over expressing UCP1, '''Gly 76Δ''' and '''Gly 175Δ'''. <br>
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=== july 2nd ===
 
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-  SD medium
 
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- Calibrate calorimeter with hot water
 
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=== july 4th ===
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- We calibrated our calorimeters with hot water.
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- plate for inoculum
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=== july 7th (san fermin)===
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=== July 2nd ===
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- inoculum
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- We prepared our first [[Team:Valencia/Notebook/Protocols#SD Medium | SD medium.]]
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=== july 8th ===
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- We calibrated our calorimeters with hot water.
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-pilot experiment
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===july 9th===
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=== July 4th ===
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characteize growth of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae''
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- We prepared some plates for inoculum. They were stored a the 28ºC stove.
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===july 10th===
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there are a basal rate of UCP1??? we go to check it!!!!
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===july 11th===
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yes!!!! our ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' have a basal rate of UCP1.....but its real or it's a dream???
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===july 12th===
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=== July 7th ===
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yes yes yes!!!! the same results as yesterday!!! WE'RE HAPPY!!!
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- We prepared some inoculum in Erlenmeyer flasks for our experiment the following day. We kept them overnight in a 30ºC shaking stove.
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===july 14th===
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the plate is dry.....the water evaporeted.....WHY???? the first mystery of valencia iGEM 2008
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===july 15th===
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- inoculum  
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===july 16th===
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wich is the best moment for activation UCP1???? we go to find out it!!!
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===july 17th===
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where's the laboratory light????? we don't know....... bye bye experiment!!!!!!
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===july 18th===
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=== July 8th ===
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- ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' needs glucose to survive???? we check it.....''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' needs glucose to growth.
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- The experiment consisted on: <br>
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- pilot experiment
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Team:Valencia/Notebook/Protocols#SD Medium | SD medium]] <br>
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===july 20th===
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Four strains <br>
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we stop the shake and see the results of pilot experiment with no shaking.
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We left it overnight, but the air conditioning went off and the room temperature rose.
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===july 21st===
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another pilot experiment but....this results???? this not ok.......we should repeat this.....
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===july 22nd===
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we repair "microcalorimeter"
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===july 23rd===
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repeat pilot experiment (once again)
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===july 24th===
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"IDEAS DE BOMBERO" this is a spanish set phrase,it means: this is something stupid but.....
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===july 25th===
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other "IDEA DE BOMBERO": one thermopar is cover with plasticine and the others no but...
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===july 26th===
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...the results it's OK!!!!
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===july 28th===
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===July 9th===
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microcalorimeter isn't OK, we try to repair and now.....calibrate once again!!!!
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- We characterized culture growth in our calorimeters by measuring DO, with just one strain.<br>
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===july 29th===
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why ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' don't want growth???? the temperature its OK like the medium.....PLEASE WAIT.......
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===July 10th===
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- Trying to see if there is basal rate of UCP1. Experiment: <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Team:Valencia/Notebook/Protocols#SD Medium | SD medium]] <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Calorimeters containing: water, medium, UCP-, Gly 175Δ.  
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===July 11th===
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- It looks like our ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' mutant strain has a basal rate of UCP1... We repeated the experiment to be sure.
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===July 12th===
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- We obtained the same results.
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===July 14th===
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- The plate is completely dry,the water evaporeted...WHY???? the first unsolved mystery of valencia iGEM 2008.
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===July 15th===
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- We prepared inoculum in Erlenmeyer flasks. We kept them overnight in a 30ºC shaking stove.
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===July 16th===
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- Trying to find out which is the best moment for activating UCP1.... The glucose in the medium must be consumed by the induction time. DO at the beginning of the experiment was 0.05. <br>
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Experiment: <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Team:Valencia/Notebook/Protocols#SP liquid medium | SP medium]] <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Galactose activation. <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One strain. <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Activation at two, three and four hours after inoculating. D.O. was measured at each time.<br>
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===July 17th===
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- Our lab electricity went off during the night. How many experiments will have it ruined?
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===July 18th===
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- We prepared lots of plates with our [[Team:Valencia/Notebook/Protocols#SD Medium |SD medium]]...Unfortunately, we forgot to add glucose.
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- We carried out the pilot experiment: <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Team:Valencia/Notebook/Protocols#SP liquid medium |SP medium]]. <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Galactose activation at 3 hours (approximate DO 0.15). <br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Four strains. <br>
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We see weird oscillations.
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===July 20th===
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- We stopped the shaking and carried out the experiment again to see whether the oscillations were related to the shaking.
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===July 21st===
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- We carried out the [[Team:Valencia/Notebook/July#July 18th | pilot experiment]] from July 18th again. Weird results, we need to repeat it.
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===July 22nd===
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- We repaired our calorimeters. They were the reason for yesterday weird results.
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===July 23rd===
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- We repeated the [[Team:Valencia/Notebook/July#July 18th | pilot experiment]] from July 18th.
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===July 24th===
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- Our male group members decided to carried out their own particular experiment involving parafilm, plasticine and teeth filling paste... They wanted to find out if the oscillations would stop if they covered the thermocouples with different materials they found in the contiguuos labs, or immerse them in the liquid. <br>
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Meri, who is in charged of the lab, wasn't very happy the following day...
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===July 25th===
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- Another curious experiment was carried out: one thermocouple was covered with plasticine while the others weren't.
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===July 26th===
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- One of our calorimeters wasn't working properly.
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===July 28th===
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- We repaired the calorimeter and calibrated once again.
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===July 29th===
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- Our cultures haven't grown enough for the experiment. Temperature and medium were all right, we'll have to wait...
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===July 30th===
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- We carried out the [[Team:Valencia/Notebook/July#July 18th | pilot experiment]], same as July 18th. Weird results...
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===July 31st===
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- We carried out the [[Team:Valencia/Notebook/July#July 18th | pilot experiment]] once again.
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21 22  23 24 25 26 27
28 29  30  1  2  3  4
May
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
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 5  6   7  8  9 10 11
12 13  14 15 16 17 18
19 20  21 22 23 24 25
26 27  28 29 30 31 1
June
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
26 27  28  29 30 31  1
 2  3   4  5  6  7  8
 9 10  11 12 13 14 15
16 17  18 19 20 21 22
23 24  25 26 27 28 29
30  1   2  3  4  5  6
July
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
30  1  2  3  4  5  6
 7  8   9 10 11 12 13
14 15  16 17 18 19 20
21 22  23 24 25 26 27
28 29  30 31   1  2  3
August
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
28 29  30 31  1  2  3
 4  5   6  7  8  9 10
11 12  13 14 15 16 17
18 19  20 21 22 23 24
25 26  27 28 29 30 31
September
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15 16  17 18 19 20 21
22 23  24 25 26 27 28
29 30  1 2 3 4 5
October
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
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13 14  15 16 17 18 19
20 21  22 23 24 25 26
27 28  29 30 31  1  2
November
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10 11  12 13 14 15 16
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July 1st

- We prepared some glycerol stock from the four Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains we received from Eduardo Rial  :
      Negative control, UCP -.
      Strain containing UCP1, UCP +.
      Mutant stains over expressing UCP1, Gly 76Δ and Gly 175Δ.


- We calibrated our calorimeters with hot water.

July 2nd

- We prepared our first SD medium.

- We calibrated our calorimeters with hot water.

July 4th

- We prepared some plates for inoculum. They were stored a the 28ºC stove.

July 7th

- We prepared some inoculum in Erlenmeyer flasks for our experiment the following day. We kept them overnight in a 30ºC shaking stove.

July 8th

- The experiment consisted on:
       SD medium
      Four strains
We left it overnight, but the air conditioning went off and the room temperature rose.

July 9th

- We characterized culture growth in our calorimeters by measuring DO, with just one strain.

July 10th

- Trying to see if there is basal rate of UCP1. Experiment:
       SD medium
      Calorimeters containing: water, medium, UCP-, Gly 175Δ.

July 11th

- It looks like our Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant strain has a basal rate of UCP1... We repeated the experiment to be sure.

July 12th

- We obtained the same results.

July 14th

- The plate is completely dry,the water evaporeted...WHY???? the first unsolved mystery of valencia iGEM 2008.

July 15th

- We prepared inoculum in Erlenmeyer flasks. We kept them overnight in a 30ºC shaking stove.

July 16th

- Trying to find out which is the best moment for activating UCP1.... The glucose in the medium must be consumed by the induction time. DO at the beginning of the experiment was 0.05.
Experiment:
       SP medium
       Galactose activation.
       One strain.
       Activation at two, three and four hours after inoculating. D.O. was measured at each time.

July 17th

- Our lab electricity went off during the night. How many experiments will have it ruined?

July 18th

- We prepared lots of plates with our SD medium...Unfortunately, we forgot to add glucose.

- We carried out the pilot experiment:
      SP medium.
      Galactose activation at 3 hours (approximate DO 0.15).
      Four strains.
We see weird oscillations.

July 20th

- We stopped the shaking and carried out the experiment again to see whether the oscillations were related to the shaking.

July 21st

- We carried out the pilot experiment from July 18th again. Weird results, we need to repeat it.

July 22nd

- We repaired our calorimeters. They were the reason for yesterday weird results.

July 23rd

- We repeated the pilot experiment from July 18th.

July 24th

- Our male group members decided to carried out their own particular experiment involving parafilm, plasticine and teeth filling paste... They wanted to find out if the oscillations would stop if they covered the thermocouples with different materials they found in the contiguuos labs, or immerse them in the liquid.
Meri, who is in charged of the lab, wasn't very happy the following day...

July 25th

- Another curious experiment was carried out: one thermocouple was covered with plasticine while the others weren't.

July 26th

- One of our calorimeters wasn't working properly.

July 28th

- We repaired the calorimeter and calibrated once again.

July 29th

- Our cultures haven't grown enough for the experiment. Temperature and medium were all right, we'll have to wait...

July 30th

- We carried out the pilot experiment, same as July 18th. Weird results...

July 31st

- We carried out the pilot experiment once again.


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