OCAT Methods
Across
- 1. The first line of a detective novel that must be proven or disproven IN VIVO The phrase describing a show that is broadcast live, directly from the source EX VIVO A sample removed from its natural habitat and placed in a controlled spa bath IN VITRO An approach akin to having a single performer rehearse in a small studio dish VARIABLES The elements of a recipe you are allowed to modify or must strictly track CONTROLS The essential group ensuring the experiment isn't just based on luck or accident STRUCTURAL The approach answering the "Who, What, Where, How much" questions about a building FUNCTIONAL The approach answering the "When and How" questions regarding a machine's behavior MICROSCOPY Using highly focused light or beams to zoom in past the naked eye's limit HOMOGENIZE To break everything down into a uniform smoothie texture SUPERNATANT The floating liquid layer left behind after the solid material sinks PELLET The compressed remains at the very base of a spinning chamber HALF LIFE The amount of time it takes for a radioactive influencer’s following to drop by fifty percent TRACERS The molecular breadcrumbs used to follow a substance's invisible journey FLUORESCENT The eerie, vibrant quality possessed by glowing green raccoons KNOCK OUT A specific genomic modification where a champion gene is permanently silenced PRIMERS The short, synthetic guides that mark the beginning and end of a copying task DENATURED What happens to a molecular structure when it gets too hot and loses its configuration LADDER The standard set of reference weights used to size unknown molecular components ANTIBODIES Y-shaped proteins that serve as personalized molecular target seekers EPITOPES The multiple sticky locations on a target protein where different seekers can attach MONOCLONAL Derived from a single cell’s lineage, guaranteeing hyper-specific targeting ELISA A technique where the antibody is glued down first, acting like a molecular fly trap THERMAL CYCLER The machine programmed to repeatedly change the temperature for copying DNA BLAST The online tool used to quickly check what a mysterious sequence is similar to in a giant database