EtBr carcinogenicity

[Kenneth Howe]

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 wrote:
If EtBr didn't attach to DNA it wouldn't be carcinogenic,
but then it wouldn't be useful as a marker.


If that's true, then does it also stand to reason that DNA-binding
proteins are carcinognic?  Magnesium?

Intercalation may often be correlated with carcinogenicity, but shouldn't
be used to define a chemical intercalator as a carcinogen without
independent proof.

ken