Any ideas for substitute for chloroform?

[Dr. Duncan Clark]

In article <45524439D771D311BF3E0090274F0456117E12 at wpg001ex6.gov.mb.ca>,
Hamel, Andre (AGR) <AHamel at agr.gov.mb.ca> writes
>Does anyone have any practical experience using a substitute for chloroform
>during nucleic acid extractions?

A lab I used to do some work with, I'm sure used octanol as a chloroform
substitute without any problems. 

Duncan
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