Jim Pflugrath wrote: > That's an easy hypothesis to test. Simply set up your drops with the > same conditions except without protein and see if you get crystals.
Not always. I've had a few cases where the protein turns out to be the essential additive in order to obtain salt crystals!
Looking for crystals in the reservoir is another 'control'. Cheers, Charlie -- Charlie Bond Professorial Fellow University of Western Australia School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences M310 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 8 6488 4406