Materials
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES) | Sigma-Aldrich | M8250 | |
| NaCl | Fisher | BP358-10 | |
| 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethyl-aminopropyl] carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) | Thermo/Pierce | 22980 | |
| DNA from salmon sperm | Sigma | D1626 | |
| RNA from torula yeast | Sigma | R6625 | |
| Heparin from porcine intestinal mucosa | Sigma | H3149 | |
| Tris base | Fisher | BP152-1 | |
| Equipment: | |||
| Water bath | Fisher Science | Isotemp 210 | |
| Slide-A-Lyzer dialysis cassette | Thermo/Pierce | 66380 |
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