#esp now that I load protein gels and really tiny dna wells
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perhaps the most unexpected benefit of doing my own t shots is that the same skillset translates really well to loading samples into gels
#I remember back in bio lab 101 being like wow I’m weirdly good at loading dna gels for a beginner#and I became the designated gel loader for my group#but yeah I realize that it’s prob bc I self inject#esp now that I load protein gels and really tiny dna wells#bc it is the same idea of going the right depth into a small target with a fine point#keeping it steady#and releasing the fluid at the right pace#without bubbles#and it’s weird that I’d just pick up gel loading so fast without having former experience#bc when it comes to physical coordination and finesse I tend to take a lot of practice to do things#like I AM capable of fine motor skills but I don’t pick new ones up easily#so I was surprised that I was a natural with gels but then I realized I wasn’t#I just had been doing essentially the same thing for a while prior#and also in a situation where if you mess up you get immediate physical consequences of it hurts more#so yeah. Im getting a good grade in loading gels. something that’s normal to want#like compared to other lab techniques my gel loading just started out so much better#esp in regards to doing it well with speed#a lot of other stuff I can do but I can’t do fast without sacrificing accuracy#like it still takes me forever to pipette out a lot of samples#I’ve gotten much better but I’m still comparatively slow#enough so that If Im doing sterile stuff i either have to do small sections at a time or light the burner#while other people are fast enough to open all the tubes and pipette and close them without issue#but boy I can load a protein gel or dna gel with the maximum amount per well#456 words#lab tag#scopophobua tw
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