Thanks to everyone who replied Re: formalin; I really appreciate it.
Just to answer a couple questions, the specimens I will be preserving
are intended for dissection, not genetic work; like Paul Calloman
said, it makes the tissues nice n' soft. :)

James

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James M. Cheshire (two h's in the surname, thank you)
Granville, Ohio, USA; minimum winter temp. -10 F / -23 C
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Oh, they say she died one winter, when there came a killing frost

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