I have completed creating instructional and information note cards for the various activities within the virtual lab on our island, including:
- Bacterial Transformation
- Transcription
- Basic Quorum Sensing Explanation
Note cards that are almost finished and will be completed by tomorrow include:
- Restriction Digest
- Translation
- DNA Replication
I have also been creating and modifying the scripts for PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, Restriction Digest and have just started Bacterial Transformation. They have been modified to use a more user friendly prompt system (using llDialog function in second life scripting language) so asking avatars for information and having them answer looks cleaner and is more intuitive.
The script I am presently working on for restriction digest can:
- Detect the order in which you add materials within the object and alerts you to any wrong order of addition
- Check for appropriate restriction enzymes and determine if those detected with place the insert behind or in front of the recipient part
- Prompt user for information regarding what they would like to put together
I am hoping to have restriction digest functioning by Friday and will be working on finishing notecards, Restriction Digest and Bacterial Transformation in the upcoming days. I will also be organizing a sequencing station, which may be used for a section of the lab activities.
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