PCR warrior (lab drama 7)




 Here is a Lab drama. I remember the time in 2020 when I was doing some molecular work in the lab. You know how hectic things get with PCR and DNA samples. Let me start with a description of my lab. 

We have two big rooms for the workstations, everyone has a place in the first room and in the second room, which is also big but not as big as the first room, we do our DNA extractions, QPCR, PCR, Western blot and keep our samples. We also have about 6 PCR machines in this room, all of which we use without any problems.

Back to my story: on that fateful day, I was sitting in my seat working in the first room and listening to music (probably dancing too) when this PhD student in my lab came in angrily.
She walked up to some other students whose workstation is directly across from mine (which I share with the other international student in the lab) and said to them in her native language "did the international student use the black PCR machine or my PCR because it is destroyed" (I can not remember exactly what she said)
yo!!!!! Crazy right I was pissed!!!!
the other international student in the lab calmly told her "no, we have not done PCR in a long time" then she looked back in shock and said to her friend "They understand!?" - oops! I bet this "sis" did not expect us to answer her in her own language. I wonder how many things they said behind me because they thought I would not understand them?
Anyway, a PCR machine broke and the first thing you thought of was to ask if the international students used the machine? Are you serious?!?! This is a lab with almost 20 people!!! Anyone could have used the device!!!
And who assigned you a PCR machine!? Like who said that a particular device belongs only to you? mtscheeeew
This is the same lady who told her friends to stop helping international students because we have so many problems. We survived did not we? I am leaving HOT HOT!!!

BTW guess who edited her thesis English abstract? same international students she told others not to help.



xoxo
your favorite scientist

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