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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hey all, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have a bunch of freshly cut ‘tree cookies’, we’re planning to use the PEG method to preserve them for display. Does anyone have any tips to can share, such as whether to band the cuts first etc?<br>Also, for ordering PEG which is the best molecular weight is best to go for? <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers and tgif <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Kate Pocklington</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> :: Conservator ::<br>Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research (RMBR) :: National University of Singapore :: Department of Biological Sciences :: 6 Science Drive 2, #03-01, Singapore 117546 <br><i>Tel:</i> (+65)168259 :: <i>Email:</i> <a href="mailto:dbskcp@nus.edu.sg"><span style='color:blue'>dbskcp@nus.edu.sg</span></a> :: <i>Web:</i> http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#FF8000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>