title: Methods and reagents. Is your fluorometer on the blink?
abstract: Methods and reagents is a unique monthly column that highlights current discussions in the newsgroup bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts, available on the Internet. This month's column discusses some common problems associated with measuring DNA concentrations using a mini-fluorometer and the handling of RNA samples. For details on how to partake in the newsgroup, see the accompanying box.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702-1201, USA. pnh@ncifcrf.gov
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Hengen
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D005470:Fluorometry / Q000379:methods*; D012326:RNA Splicing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000737:chemistry*; D012867:Skin / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D012260:Ribonucleases