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posted on 2025-04-17, 08:02 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge
<p dir="ltr">A test tube filled with proteins is shown, with the proteins humorously refusing to leave despite correct experimental conditions. The cartoon highlights the frustrations scientists face in protein extraction, depicting proteins as sentient beings that deliberately resist the process.</p>

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2015-05-15

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Proteins in a test tube refuse to leave, joking about frustrating the scientist.

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Person 1: Guys, she got all the ingredients right this time. Should we go? Person 2: Nah, I’m comfy in this cell. Person 3: Yeah, and if we stay she might bang her head on the table again. That’s always funny! The real reason protein extraction is so hard.

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