silly? phenol question

[Wolfgang Schechinger]

Hi all, 

What actually is the reason for storing phenol in the dark 
fridge? Does the reddish couloured compound (that evolves 
when you store it on the shelf) harm DNA work?

Wo
[tiss mezzage wahs broduceRd using TYPO GENERATOR zoffwer]
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Dr. Wolfgang Schechinger
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