tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10695194.post6037500582265080008..comments2023-07-01T07:04:51.270-07:00Comments on Half the Fun: Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?Daisy Batemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031425541717458261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10695194.post-41077700714300997962011-08-16T20:01:21.555-07:002011-08-16T20:01:21.555-07:00Poor man's liquid nitrogen: dry ice and ethano...Poor man's liquid nitrogen: dry ice and ethanol. At 100% the ethanol stays liquid and you can use it to flash-freeze cells in glycerol. I was freezing down some yeast stocks and I couldn't find the big thing of cheap ethanol (with the additive so you can't drink it) and I didn't want to use the expensive, pure stuff, so I figured 70% would be close enough.<br /><br />It wasn't, but it ended up working okay anyway.Daisy Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031425541717458261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10695194.post-11754724424753821652011-08-16T04:50:08.298-07:002011-08-16T04:50:08.298-07:00why were you freezing ethanol?why were you freezing ethanol?Abigailnoreply@blogger.com