-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Lbiok] GelDoc instrument Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:50:58 +0000 From: Hongmin Tu Hongmin.Tu@oulu.fi To: lbiok@lists.oulu.fi lbiok@lists.oulu.fi
Hi all the gel imaging workers,
The new Bio-Rad GelDoc instrument arrived at 10 am today, and it was installed immediately. Some of us have learned and tested the system. So others can ask us for the help if you need.
I will soon test the green dye Midori with the “green” filter. If it is working, we shall stop using EtBr as soon as possible.
There is a Blue Conversion Safe Screen + Googles for protecting ourselves and the DNA samples from the UV light. Please consider it when you cut the gel bands.
The green filter and the Blue Screen have also been installed to BCO “old” GelDoc.
The new software Image Lab has no limitation of the license, so it can be installed to any computer. The computer administrators will help us to do it. Unfortunately the BCO old instrument cannot be controlled by this new software, but the data in the saved file can be analyzed by the new version.
We have thermal printers for both instruments. I would like to mention the risk of the thermal printer paper. Many of us were listening to the BCO seminar last week with the topic of “Breast cancer and Plastic”. Cathrin Brisken mentioned the cancer-risk chemical BPA, which is also the material for the thermal paper. If you want to know more about this, please refer to this article in English:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/61740/title/Cashiers_may_face_spe...
Anyway, we should wash our hands more carefully after touching the thermal paper.
A “Quick Start” instruction on using the instrument will be ready soon.
BWs,
Hongmin
Hongmin Tu, Ph.D.
Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Oulu
Aapistie 7
P.O.Box 5000
90014 Oulu
Finland
Tel: +358-8-5375821, +358-(0)41-4365643
Fax:+358-8-5375811
email: hongmin.tu@oulu.fi