Ethidium Bromide

From my old blog:

This is an important post. I can tell you that I’ve avoided using ethidium in class labs.

Despite the evidence of its safety, all the scientists I know continue to believe that EthBr is dangerous. It’s not that we differ on how the evidence should be interpreted – they have never examined the evidence and see no point in doing so, even when I tell them that it contradicts their beliefs. I find this scary.

It does seem a bit… worrisome… when scientists appear particularly wedded to certain superstitions.

Tags: EtBr