> A co-worker of mine accidentally sat on a slug. Unfortunately, she was wearing a favorite dress. She's washed it with regular detergent and with hand soap. The dress still has a patch on it that's like acrylic.
>
> I assured her that with all the varied expertise of our worldwide subscribers, we would be able to solve her problem.

I'm not sure what the best source of information is on first aid for
slugs.  Isn't that the main problem?

Mollusk slime has protein and carbohydrate components and can
interfere with PCR.  A detergent in the tissue digestion step helps
deal with this, so heavier-duty clothes cleaning detergent (anti-stain
stuff) might be worthwhile.  Dry cleaning with hazardous organic
chemicals such as chloroform might be worth a try-I use chloroform in
the DNA extraction process, but some of the containers are labeled
"not for household use".

--
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections
University of Alabama
"I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"

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