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Old 03-14-2005, 05:37 AM   #3 (permalink)
vinaur
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Yup, it's absolutelly possible. I did it last year myself. After you get the pea cell "soup", you pour detergent, which breaks down the cell membrane of the pea cells, which releases all the cytoplasm and everything that's in it, including the nucleus. Now, I don't really remember the purpose of the meat tenderizer, but I think it's either to break up the nuclear membrane, or to unwind the chromosomes. In either case, you pour alcohol afterwards to make the DNA rise to the surface.
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