Hi All,
This may sound like a stupid question, but I have a yeast transformation protocol that I am trying to modify for automation. Unfortunately, our automated equipment is not under any sort of closed environment but is open to the lab. Has anyone been able to get away with doing a yeast transformation out in the open without using a biosafety hood? I typically use tetracycline during the final transformation so I have avoided contamination so far from bacteria, but I still keep my transformed samples under the hood of course mainly with fears of mold contamination which we have encountered in the past. Does anyone think that it would pose a problem to attempt a full transformation using automation outside the hood? what things might I need to consider before I attempt it?
Thanks in advance.