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%\nomenclature{LSY}{ehbfuefebbfbjkjkebfjbfbfw} 
%\nomenclature{DEPC}{diethyl-pyro-carbonate; used to remove RNA-degrading enzymes (RNAases) from water and laboratory utensils}
%\nomenclature{DMSO}{dimethyl sulfoxide; organic solvent, readily passes through skin, cryoprotectant in cell culture}
%\nomenclature{EDTA}{Ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid; a chelating (two-pronged) molecule used to sequester most divalent (or trivalent) metal ions, such as calcium (Ca$^{2+}$) and magnesium (Mg$^{2+}$), copper (Cu$^{2+}$), or iron (Fe$^{2+}$ / Fe$^{3+}$)}