milky PAGE gel-what gives??

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In article <rapr-1711941623180001 at quadra800.pathology.pitt.edu>,
rapr at med.pitt.edu (Robert Preston) wrote:

< I'm trying to figure out what's causing my 8% 0.5X TBE PAGE gel to polymerize
< with a slight milkiness in it.  TEMED is one of the last variables untested:
< Anyone know causes of milky gels, I'm tired of futzing with this.

I don't know if this applies to your case, but gels turn a milky color if
they get dehydrated, e.g. if you add too much methanol.


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