Jay Kim

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Plasma sterilization vs autoclave. Which is better?

Hello, I have to decide one of the options here to sterilize tweezers, blades, beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, and petri dishes. All of them can handle 121c autoclave condition. I used to sterilize...

24 August 2022 9,472 0 View

Can you use 83% ethanol instead of 70% in plant tissue culture?

I only have 83% ethanol, but everyone seems to use 70% in other plant tissue culture labs. Is the 83% perfectly safe for the plants and my skin? Diluting ethanol seems to be complicated. So it's...

13 November 2021 4,729 4 View

Why do you have to cut the leaves and roots when tissue culturing plants?

Hello, I am trying to tissue culture various kinds of plants. I wonder why the protocol always recommend to cut the leaves & roots of the plants when sterilize them and plant them into the...

01 January 1970 9,476 0 View

Are there low cost options to make MS media for plants?

I am making about 300L of MS media per day, and it's becoming really expensive to get the MS salt powders. Is there any alternative to bring this cost down? Should I buy all the ingredients and...

01 January 1970 9,071 0 View