Less Hazardous

Invitrogen SYBR Safe DNA Gel Stain

SYBR Safe stain was developed specifically to be a safer alternative for staining DNA in agarose and acrylamide gels compared to conventional nucleic acid stains such as ethidium bromide. It was evaluated by four independent testing services, who determined it to be nontoxic and noncarcinogenic. Since it’s classified as nonhazardous waste, SYBR Safe DNA Gel Stain:

• Helps to reduce lab personnel’s exposure to hazardous chemicals in the lab
• Avoids generation of hazardous waste and the associated management and disposal costs

We partnered with My Green Lab to evaluate SYBR Safe DNA Gel Stain, resulting in an ACT sustainability label being applied to the product.

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Invitrogen Mini Blot Module

Wet transfer of proteins from mini gels to membranes requires use of a methanol-based transfer buffer. Methanol is a highly flammable solvent that is toxic. The Mini Blot Module wet transfer device enables efficient, reliable transfer of proteins from mini gels to membranes and requires less methanol-based transfer buffer.

• The half-inch buffer chamber within its core has been designed to reduce the volume of methanol required and thereby decrease the hazardous waste generated
• A typical transfer for each Mini Blot Module uses 250 mL of 1X methanol-based transfer buffer compared to the Mini Trans-Blot Cell requiring 950 mL of buffer—reducing the hazardous waste from this buffer by 74%
• The Mini Blot Module runs at ambient temperature, with room-temperature buffers, enabling more efficient use of cold storage resources in the laboratory

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