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Can I view and analyze GEL images using software from suppliers other than Amersham Biosciences?

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Can I view and analyze GEL images using software from suppliers other than Amersham Biosciences?

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Many of the graphics or image analysis packages that can read and display 16-bit TIFF formatted files can only view GEL images for qualitative purposes. Only the software packages that support the Amersham Biosciences’ GEL file format can be used for quantitative data analysis (see the list of the software products listed in Chapter 4). To avoid erroneous results, caution must be taken when converting a GEL file to a linear TIFF, as the quantitative advantages of the GEL file format are lost after the conversion.