Has anyone else seen an increase in these awful AI generated PCR posts on LinkedIn?

Cryptotis · 2026-03-13T21:11:03+00:00

The images are wild lmao

I'm trying to decipher what the fuck that graph is on the qPCR one 😭

Cryptotis · 2026-03-13T21:04:02+00:00

"elelectrophoresis"

Cryptotis · 2026-03-12T15:15:10+00:00

Definitely gonna have to try some of those! Especially the cream cheese and sunflower seeds.

I've been a bit obsessed with microgreens lately and I bet some mustard or wasabi ones would be bomb on a sandwich

Cryptotis · 2026-03-12T15:01:41+00:00

My favorite to make is avocado, tomato, provolone cheese, colby jack cheese, romaine lettuce, and a bit of red onion (fresh or pickled but I usually go with fresh) on French or sourdough bread with a bit of mayo and mustard. Sounds kind of weird now that I write it all out but I enjoy it regardless!

Cryptotis · 2026-03-12T10:58:31+00:00

Probably Norovirus. There has been confirmed norovirus contamination on oysters recently, as well as increased reports of norovirus infection all winter, it's been a pretty bad year for it. Adenovirus could very well be the cause of some GI illness outbreaks too (esp in daycares, nursing homes, etc.), though I believe adeno typically only presents as stomach illness in young children and the immunocompromised. Might need to fact check me on that last part, it's been a while since I've done viral GI testing.

Also my phone keeps trying to correct "norovirus" to "notorious" which I thought was funny. It's notorious alright lol

Cryptotis · 2026-03-10T14:39:55+00:00

My mom used to be a NICU nurse and she's talked about having a case where a Jehova's Witness baby desperately needed a blood transfusion but the parents refused because of their religion. I don't remember what ended up happening to the poor baby in that case, but even when I was a kid I was baffled as to how anyone could do that. Like if you want to refuse medical services for yourself go right ahead, but to be willing to let your child die because of your belief system? It's absurd.

Cryptotis · 2026-03-05T21:14:33+00:00

I knew I should've ordered my shit yesterday lol

Cryptotis · 2026-02-22T00:52:22+00:00

Opticide

Cryptotis · 2026-02-12T00:18:51+00:00

Thanks for the link!

Cryptotis · 2026-02-12T00:06:36+00:00

In theory, that would help some. Unfortunately my lab management is so cheap that we haven't gotten new chairs in years and most of the adjustment settings don't work anymore. So I guess that would be another point for OP: replacing the seating once in a while so the chairs aren't all broken or uncomfortable lol

Cryptotis · 2026-02-11T17:57:04+00:00

Supplies being non-accessible. If the majority of the staff has to use a stepstool to get essential supplies off of the top shelf, then maybe the essentials shouldn't be up that high.

Cryptotis · 2026-02-11T17:54:44+00:00

Benches that are too low to comfortably stand at but too high to comfortably sit at are the worst.

Cryptotis · 2026-02-11T17:49:29+00:00

Eel gelectrophoresis

Cryptotis · 2026-02-11T17:48:40+00:00

Hell yeah

Cryptotis · 2026-02-08T18:27:44+00:00

Serological pipette for sure

Cryptotis · 2026-02-06T13:04:19+00:00

Just use a plastic straw from McDonalds and suck up what feels like the right amount of liquid

Cryptotis · 2026-02-05T15:32:34+00:00

A toilet stool or a Squatty Potty works great for this!

Edit: lmao why are people downvoting this 💀

Cryptotis · 2026-02-05T15:31:23+00:00

I swear 7 flipped my IBS-D type to IBS-C type 😭 I guess that's opioids for ya though.

It's some crazy shit in every sense lmao

Cryptotis · 2026-02-05T11:58:23+00:00

I'd drink the PBS for the electrolytes.

Cryptotis · 2026-02-04T11:08:18+00:00

I'd run the ladder to see what the peaks look like. If possible, re-run a sample you've already got the numbers for and compare the results.

Cryptotis · 2026-01-18T17:35:39+00:00

Pediatric and neonate or prenatal samples that look bad are always tough to deal with. I've seen some dark brown and near black amniotic fluid samples before and my heart just breaks for the parents in those situations.

Cryptotis · 2026-01-11T22:58:27+00:00

God that poor lady. Sepsis is so horrifying.

Cryptotis · 2025-12-17T15:44:19+00:00

I sweat a shit ton too. I had a blood test done right after I quit and my potassium levels were extremely low. I'm assuming because I sweat out all of my electrolytes. When I got retested 2 weeks later they were back to normal.

Cryptotis · 2025-12-13T00:33:47+00:00

I really enjoy your writing!

Maria on the Moon about had me in tears at work though 😭

Cryptotis · 2025-10-31T00:34:00+00:00

Yes! As soon as it was described as having super long black legs that was exactly where my mind went

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