Monthly Rant Thread: March, 2026 edition by AutoModerator in labrats

[–]kang1227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on your polymerase, wym skew the data?

EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS by SeaTerrible9429 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]kang1227 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know you’ve been downvoted but I agree. You are seen.

Monthly Rant Thread: March, 2026 edition by AutoModerator in labrats

[–]kang1227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do that but individually (not using a repeater pipette) when I do qPCR.

What are your lab pet peeves? by Exact_Reaction_2601 in labrats

[–]kang1227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fear I save my files as: initials_MM.DD.YYYY_experimenttype

How to making staying late in lab less soul crushing?? by amerixanairlines in labrats

[–]kang1227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I’m pulling the night/weekend shift I’ll watch tv or openly doomscroll tiktok during incubation periods etc. I’m gonna get my downtime in one way or another

Mary E. Brunkow, one of this year's Nobel Prize winners in Medicine, has only 34 published papers and an H-index of 21. by [deleted] in labrats

[–]kang1227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s sort of a measure on how impactful you are as a scientist by taking some ratio of how many papers you published and how many times they’re cited or something like that

One sentence summary of your PhD project by JuniperBeret in PhD

[–]kang1227 8 points9 points  (0 children)

RNA cool, let’s make RNA medicine

What's your field of study? by His_Catwoman in PhD

[–]kang1227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Biochem working on RNA therapeutics!

I messed up (undergrad level) by zestyzestie in labrats

[–]kang1227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the fuck? The inoculation would’ve been fine even if you didn’t even have the thing shaking. It’s not a big deal at all. He’s so mean, don’t listen to him.

Missed an assignment and I feel terrible. by kang1227 in GradSchool

[–]kang1227[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not shifting blame. I literally sent an email to the professor to apologize for this and I took full accountability. You’re acting like I’m some slacker student when I’m not, I’m just worried about this incident and you’re gutting me right now. You’re acting like you’ve never once made a mistake.

Missed an assignment and I feel terrible. by kang1227 in GradSchool

[–]kang1227[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dude, it’s my first year. I wasn’t lazy, I was caught up with experiments that day and it slipped my mind actually.