Melania Fernández

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Has anyone tried the EZshredder columns (replacing Qiashredder) for fungal DNA extraction?

I am working with mycorrhizal fungi, and would like to find a cheaper good-quality shredder column to replace the expensive Qiagen's Qiashredder columns. So far, I have only found the EZshredder...

06 June 2018 6,406 0 View

Cheaper replacement for Qiagen tungsten carbide beads?

I use the 5 mm tungsten carbide beads for mycorrhizal fungi DNA extraction from plant root tissue, using the DNA plant minikit-. Right now 200 beads from Qiagen are almost 200$; so I am looking...

12 December 2017 6,834 2 View

Know dataloggers for long-term measurements of pH in the wild?

Hi all, I am looking for a datalogger that measures and records the pH of a substrate for long periods of time (lets say 6 months) while exposed to rough natural conditions (in the canopy of a...

10 October 2017 4,498 3 View

Trouble with holes in sample tubes when grinding

Hi, I am getting holes in the cap of my sample tubes containing root tissue when grinding them in a Retsch 400 mill. The mill is configured at 30 Hz for 1.5 min. Samples and adaptors are first...

06 June 2017 4,727 3 View