Folks seem to be trying to draw a line between PhD-level "real" science, and mindless repetitive action in a lab. In my experience, "real" science does include a lot of boring labor work. It isn't one exciting discovery after another, and anyone trying to decide which degree to do for should be aware of that.
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I had a beginning PhD student once (with very good credentials) who couldn't make it past her first year, because the tasks she was given were "boring and a monkey could do them." Cleaning glassware, waiting for PCR, pouring gels, and keeping track of barcodes on tubes is incredibly boring, and yes, you will have to do it, as part of your PhD and probably well beyond. The data you get at the end of the experiment has to be worth it to you. If it isn't, you might want to rethink your goals. (And really, sometimes it's worth it and sometimes it isn't, we've all been there.) :)
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