So, I talked to Tom and Dr. Willey and they came up with the experiment I'm going to partake in. They think they have developed a biomarker for detecting lung cancer based upon 14 genes found in RNA. However, there currently two types of RNA extraction for this test: Trizol reagents and Quigen columns. One is more practical for use in most laboratories, but they don't know if they both will read the same gene expression. They want to see if the RNA is the same quality and amount even if the same pieces with extracted from the two different methods.
Hi Thad. Going back to Mrs. Price's suggestion yesterday-- be sure to spell check and reread your blog before posting. It will help it make more sense. What do you mean by "determining lung cancer?" Does that mean "detecting" lung cancer, or determining the type or cause of a lung cancer? Also, what does the phrase "read the same gene expression" mean?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are enjoying the experience.
Mr. Boehm
My bad I've been publishing things on my iPad.
ReplyDeleteThe wording was changed. They're seeing if the same amount of RNA can be extracted
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