Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
iGEM HQ is currently working on updating this information for the iGEM 2015 competition.
Learn about cloning troubleshooting here!
- Read about Tips and Tricks and Answers to Your Questions
- Talk to your local resources - your instructors and more experienced students around you!
- Have a cloning problem? Ask Traci your questions!
Welcome to the Troubleshooting page!
My name is Traci, and I'm here to help you with your cloning problems.
You can contact me by email (traci AT igem DOT org), Reddit (/u/Traci_at_iGEM), or Twitter @Traci_Haddock
Introduction
Cloning is difficult. No one who has picked up a pipette in the lab would debate this fact. However, cloning shouldn't be impossible! This page exists to help teams who are struggling with cloning and other molecular techniques. Treat this page as another resource in your troubleshooting endeavors rather than the be-all, end-all resource for iGEM cloning problems. This is an experimental project for the 2015 iGEM season and I hope this will be a helpful resource for every iGEM team!
As the Science and Technology Fellow at iGEM Headquarters, I have decided to take on the job of helping you out with cloning problems to the best of my abilities. To this end, I will be offering advice and possible solutions to your problems. As I start collecting questions and generating answers, I hope to generate a Troubleshooting Guide that will be built upon every year as a resource for teams to use throughout their iGEM project.
General Tips and Tricks
Answers to Your Questions
As questions start to roll in, I'll be posting answers here.