Method for obtaining informative cells

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid

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ABSTRACT:
The subject invention relates to a method for processing a liquid sample of biological material by: a) transferring a liquid sample containing both uncultured informative cells and non-informative cells onto a substrate wherein the surface tension of the liquid sample is sufficient to maintain the liquid sample beaded on the surface of the substrate; b) incubating the beaded liquid sample on the surface of the substrate for a period of time appropriate for the selective settling of the informative cells onto the surface of the substrate; and c) breaking the surface tension of the liquid portion of the sample wherein the liquid portion of the sample is removed along with the non-informative cells and wherein the informative cells remain on the surface of the substrate.
A kit for performing the method is also provided.

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