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[HARTMAN at GAMMA.IS.TCU.EDU]

>>>> Two items:
 1) Greg Nelson and I are preparing a book chapter, tentatively entitled 
"Processing of DNA damage in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans."  It will 
appear (in mid-1996) in a Humana Press volume "DNA Damage and Repair-- 
Biochemistry, Genetics and Cell Biology" (edited by Merl Hoekstra and Jac 
Nickoloff).  We would appreciate any preprints or unpublished data which you 
feel might be appropriate for inclusion in such a book chapter.

2) I hope to purchase a scope equipped with Nomarski optics in the near future 
and am interested in your opinions/recent experiences in this area.  Do you 
feelthe optics are superior on a specific brand or model?  Given a budget of 
$28K,can I obtain epifluorescence capabilities as well?  In addition, what 
options are available by way of laser ablation equipment? I'll obviously go 
through the bid process, but will place particular stock in imput from fellow 
wormsters.

Thanks, 
 
Phil Hartman