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The mRNA Song

Tune: YMCA

Student! I was once in your shoes;

Got no staining

On my Coomassie Blues,

All my training

Was just paying my dues;

I could not get good data.

Then, someone

Said: Persulfate won’t do

And the Lowry’s

Should be flushed down the loo.

They smell flowery,

But they will not get you

Any answers;

So study the

M-R-N-A

(yes, we study the)

M-R-N-A

It comes straight from the gene,

It can make a protein,

It’s the code that connects

The whole cellular machine!

Then I

Got the data galore,

Got new answers,

With each gel that I pour;

With enhancers,

I can even get more.

And I churn

Out the papers.

So student,

If your work has been slowed,

Skip the protein

And go straight for the code.

Do in situs

On a fly, mouse, or toad.

Get respect

When you study the

M-R-N-A.

(Study the)

M-R-N-A.

It can run on a gel,

And it blots really well.

It’s the way that you get

Your next paper in Cell.

M-R-N-A.

M-R-N-A.

M-R-N-A

M-R-N-A......

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