BBQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF A

GENETIC LABORATORY A. PLACE A room with adequate space for carrying out tests. B. EQUIPMENT These are categorised separately for each of the undermentioned studies. Chromosomal studies : (1) Laminar flow hood witli ultraviolet and fluorescent light or other suitable culture hood. (2) Photo-micrc-iCepe with fluorescent source of Hght. 22 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART U~SEC. 3(i)] (3) Inverted nrcroscope. (4) Incubator and oven (5) Carbon dioxide incubator or closod system with 5% CO? atmosphere. (6) Autoclave. (7) Refrigerator. (8) Water bath. (9) Centrifuge. (10) Vortex mixer (11) Magnetic strirrer. (12) pH meter. (13) A sensitive balance (preferably electronic) with sensitivity of 0.1 miligram. (14) Double distillation apparatus (glass). Biochemical studies : (lequircments according to tests to bo carried out) (1) Laminar flow hood with ultraviolet and fluorescent light or other suitable culmre hood. (2) Inverted microscope. (3) Incubator and oven (4) Carbon dioxide incubator or closed system with 5% GO^ atmosphere. (5) Autoclave. (6) Refrigerator. (7) Water bath (8) Centrifuge. (9) Electrophorcsis apparatus and power supply. (10) Chromatography chamber. (11) Spxtro-photometer and Llisa reador or Radio -imrminoassay system (with gamma beta-counter) or fluoro- ineter for various biochemical tests. (12) Vortex mixer, 13) Magnetic stirrer. (14) pH meter. (15) A sensitive balance (preferably electronic) with sensitivity of 0.1 miligram. (16) Double, distillatico appratus (glass). (17) Liquid nitrogen tank. Molecular studies : (1) Inverted microscope- (2) Incubator. (3) Oven. (4) Autoclave. (5) Refrigerators (4 degree and minus 20 degree Centigrade) (6) Water bath, (7) Microcentrifuge. (8) tlectrophoresis appratus and power supply. (9) Vortex mixer. (10) Magnetic stirrer. (11) pH meter. (12) A sensitive balance (preferably electronic) woth sensitivity of 0.1 miligram. (13. Double distillation apparatus (glass) (14) P.C.R. machine. (15) Rofrigerated centrifuge. (16) U.V. Illuminator with photographic attachment or other documentation system. (17) Precision micropipettos. C. EMPLOYEES : (1) A Medical Geneticist (2) A laboratory te chnician having a B.S.c. degree in Biological Sciences or a degree or a diploma in medical laboratory course with at least one year's experience in conducting appropriate pre-natal diagnostic tests-