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i have three biological replicates then three technical replicates also. the results i have obtained have been from two different types of samples, but each experiment giving data going against the puplished dataset. superivisor has been less than helpful basically saying it has to be wrong!
when i say first set i mean from the data that will make up my thesis as in also have done several other experiments along a similar line and found the same thing, but as running out of time these are the first set that will go into thesis.. if that makes sense! in terms of literature there is only one group who has done this and a handful of papers.. am i so naive to think that their results may not be conclusive?
well today i achieved my first set of results. and they look pretty good with great error bars and replicates pretty good. except they dont agree with the few papers in the literature, so my sup decided i did the experiment wrong. except i have no reason to doubt the experiment didnt work. The controls were exactly the same as the previous trials and nothing in the protocol was changed. how do i say i think ive done it right its just that it doesnt prove his theory thats the problem (this has been a running theme in my project where if its not as he expects he says ive done it wrong)
i had mixed experiences with teachers and PhDs, one teacher who got one whilst i was there seemed to adopt a bit of an attitude and felt teaching was now below her. another didnt really know how to teach at our level and literally tried to teach us her uni biology which was way advanced of A level. I dont think a Phd can make you a good teacher, training can.
ah ok i see. well maybe she will suggest un paid placement type job that would help you gain the experience that you would need though i would imagine would involve a generous amount of time to gain relevant skills.
maybe she is impressed by your keen nature and it may even lead on to a PhD afterwards.
if the experience is whats stopping you getting a PhD maybe a year spend being a RA or hospital lab assistant etc is the way to go, to also make sure you know it is what you want to do
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