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Links       1. I would call this the "Lazy protocol," or
"Sufficient protocol." One could probably do better by
increasing incubation times, tweaking concentrations, being
careful with temperatures, being precise with incubation times,
etc. But for ripping through a bunch of samples in one
afternoon, it seems to work well.   2. Here is another published
protocol (Appleyard et al. American Journal of Physics 75 p. 5)
that is similar but slightly different.   3. Some photos I'm
going to insert   Sample chamber    In the picture above, you
can see four strips of double-stick tape. We create these by
putting a full strip onto a microscope slide and then slicing it
with a razor blade. We use curved forceps to peel the tape
strips off (pull up so the tape doesn't curl). Static
electricity is annoying and makes it tough to make straight