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New website for the comet assay
28 Nov 2006Tessa Lomax
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A new website offering hints, tips and advice on the comet assay is now online at www.scorecomets.com. Primarily promoting use of the Comet Assay IV cell scoring software from Perceptive Instruments, it is hoped that the site will grow to become a useful guide for the assay. The site has links to research papers and case studies and offers a free download so you can try the software for yourself.
The site offers:
- Free software trial for the comet assay
- Advice on starting the assay
- Links to interesting research papers
- Hints and tips on slide preparation and more
For more information, including a free download of the software, visit the article webpage now.
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