Biology Forum Molecular Biology Are my blots ruined?

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    • #9805
      HELISA
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      😳 I’ve added formaldehyde instead of formamide to my prehybridization buffer.
      My blots were incubated for like 1 minute in this solution, and when I realized that something is wrong I promptly removed the buffer, washed the tubes with low stingency wash buffer (SSC and SDS) and replaced the solution with the correctly prepared prehybridization buffer.
      I know, my mistake 🙁 but maybe someone knows if I can still expect to get some results or I’m screwed.

    • #84905
      Cat
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      I think you should be O.K., but there is only one way to find out for sure – finish the blots.

      P.S. Please, let us know how they come out – for future reference.

      Good luck!

    • #84968
      HELISA
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      Today, I’m going to check my blots after exposition on X ray film.
      Keep your fingers crossed guys!

    • #84974
      HELISA
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      Blots are fine, nothing happened ..thank God!

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