my new research project

really cool stuff. but since i don't feel like typing it all out....

GerritVB: you going to make plasmids that eat people?
moovav: no
moovav: i get to make plasmids with a mutated gene in them
moovav: and the different mutations can be used to figure out how the protein works
moovav: so it's actually pretty cool
moovav: in my opinion
moovav: when you find a site-specific mutation that makes the protein no longer work correctly, you can figure that that amino acid is involved in whatever process
moovav: like binding or whatever
moovav: so you learn about how things work
moovav: which is neat
GerritVB: oohh yea
GerritVB: just like learning how electronics work
GerritVB: break them to fid out what each part does
GerritVB: then try to fix them again
moovav: yeah pretty much

i think it's fun!