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From 2011.igem.org

Dr Liz working alone in lab on Friday

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The cell cultures in LB broth + amp that had been shaking in the incubator overnight were removed to the cold room about 5:00 pm. This amounted to about 17 hours, and we had set the incubator low - 31.5 degrees C. So I expect they were still in log growth phase.

Purification Protocol

I used the Phage DNA purfication by cell lysis protocol from the Handbook of Molecular Cloning, Vol 1. Jessica has input this protocol on the wiki- I have not found it yet. Please link this page to the protocol if you can, somebody.

There were a couple of modifications and special points worth discussing about using this protocol, as opposed to using spin tubes in a kit.

First, everything was kept very cold. I even put a vortexer in the coldroom next to the microfuge. Hint: If you know you're going to be working in the cold room for any extended period of time, make sure you are wearing warm socks and shoes. I'd even recommend a wool hat. By the time I was done with these cold steps in the purification process, I felt like a human popsicle!

Second: The phenol:chloroform step of the purification process is labelled as optional. However, the authors of Handbook, as well as other molecular biologists who have posted information on the web about the phenol:chloroform extraction step seem to agree with this: Downstream reactions may not work as well if you do not do the phenol:chloroform step.