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== Punch tool cleaning protocol ==
 
== Punch tool cleaning protocol ==
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Pull the punch tool apart.
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Dip three times into solutions of 10% bleach, distilled water, followed by second bath of distilled water, and 95% ethanol. 
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Blot with a Kim wipe and allow to dry for 10 min. Note that the ethanol can go up into the punch tool, so it is best to blot  It is important that the punch tool is completely dry before punching out another DNA spot, as the alcohol will effect the transformation efficiency.
  
 
== TE Buffer for thesis paper punches==
 
== TE Buffer for thesis paper punches==

Revision as of 17:01, 15 February 2008

Punch tool cleaning protocol

Pull the punch tool apart.

Dip three times into solutions of 10% bleach, distilled water, followed by second bath of distilled water, and 95% ethanol.

Blot with a Kim wipe and allow to dry for 10 min. Note that the ethanol can go up into the punch tool, so it is best to blot It is important that the punch tool is completely dry before punching out another DNA spot, as the alcohol will effect the transformation efficiency.

TE Buffer for thesis paper punches

100 mmol Tris

5.1 mmol EDTA

can store paper either open or folded