Life Science Tools of the Trade

It looks like collectively the lab has grown tired with the ultra-pure fuzz contaminating every Qiagen DNA prep. Lately, Qiagen Maxipreps also gave a nice bonus of “insoluble crap” that transfected very poorly.
I tried the Roche kits and was pleased that the pellet was somewhat clear (DNA with some salt) and dissolved almost immediately.
I am always skeptical when someone tells me they bought a bad kit or reagent. In this case the entire lab had the same problem (Although historically there always was the “QiaFuzz” that the sales reps either pleaded ignorance about or said “Uh, I don’t know but I have heard about it”). As the problem worsened, my patience snapped and it is “Man overboard!” for Qiagen.

Music: Steve Earle “The Revolution Starts Now!”
Concert : Steve Earle solo at the NC Museum of Art
Science mood: in the hands of the reviewers
SAB mood o’ meter: excellent, but can it stay that way upon the return of G*******?