ISTT embryo handling device
In Berlin, at the next TT2010 meeting, at the ISTT booth, we will be distributing, as a compliment for all ISTT members attending this conference, the ISTT embryo handling device, a useful tool for mouth pipetting and handling embryos, that can be easily assembled from standard labware parts, along with the corresponding ordering & assembly instructions for those of you willing to prepare new or additional devices. This device is helpful because the firm glass Pasteur pipet provides support for the hand of the technician performing implants. As well, on the rare occasions where too much media is sucked into the implant/transfer needle, the rubber tip can be carefully removed, and additional media sucked into the open end of the Pasteur pipet to recover embryos. The ISTT embryo handling devices have been kindly assembled by Jan Parker-Thornburg (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA). There will be additional ordering & assembly instructions at the ISTT booth, for all delegates attending the TT2010 meeting. The instructions document can also be found and downloaded from the members-only section of the ISTT web site.
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