Similarly individual wells from genplates can be sampled without disturbing other wells.
Storing dna at room temperature.
Researchers from the university of debrecen in hungary recently freeze dried whole human cells and stored them at room temperature for up to two months 1.
If you feel uncomfortable storing at room temperature or 4c then it is best to follow ingeborg s advice and make aliquots unused portion of aliquots can definitely be stored at 4c until completely.
Such samples were kept in te buffer and were stable for 6 to 12 months.
Studies have shown that blood can be stored for up to 24 hours at room temperature prior to purification but if possible it should be placed on ice.
Some studies indicate that dna can be satisfactorily kept at room temperature and 4 c.
In the case of chemically preserved dna you re able to do multiple hydration dehydrations.
For longer term storage blood should be stored at 4 c or 80 c studies have shown that good quality dna can be obtained from blood stored at 80 c 9.
Genvault has developed a suite of products that includes genplates gensolve gentegra tubes and genconnect to store and manage biosamples dry and at room temperature 25 c.