DNA isolation

[Paul N Hengen]

> I extract DNA from vegetable plant for RAPD analysis. This is done with
> standaard CTAB extraction. The disruption of the plant material is done
> by a powerdrill in a eppendorf tube. Does anybody outthere in cyberspace
> know a method to disrupt 96 plant samples at once or has some good
> ideas.
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Stefan van Lier
> Technical assistent Molecular Biology.

Interesting! What size bit do you use?  How do you keep the drill
bit from making a hole in the bottom of the plastic eppendorf tube?

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