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A biopsy apparatus, including: a microplate having defined therein a plurality of vertical wells; and a layer of film disposed over the vertical wells to prevent the evaporation of liquid therefrom, the layer of film being penetrable by a pipette tip to access one of the vertical wells to add liquid

A biopsy apparatus, including: a microplate having defined therein a plurality of vertical wells; and a layer of film disposed over the vertical wells to prevent the evaporation of liquid therefrom, the layer of film being penetrable by a pipette tip to access one of the vertical wells to add liquid to or withdraw liquid from the vertical well, the layer of film being resealable to reseal the area of penetration of the pipette tip when the pipette tip is withdrawn, in order to prevent evaporation of liquid from the vertical well.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A bioassay method, comprising:(a) providing a microplate having defined therein a plurality of vertical wells;(b) providing a layer of film disposed over said vertical wells to prevent the evaporation of liquid therefrom;(c) penetrating said layer of film, through slit means defined

[ I claim:] [1.] A bioassay method, comprising:(a) providing a microplate having defined therein a plurality of vertical wells;(b) providing a layer of film disposed over said vertical wells to prevent the evaporation of liquid therefrom;(c) penetrating said layer of film, through slit means defined in said layer of film over at least one of said vertical wells, by at least one pipette tip to access said at least one of said vertical wells to add liquid to or withdraw liquid from said at least one of said vertical wells, said slit means defining a plurality of adjacent segments, and said layer of film being penetrated by said at least one pipette tip engaging edges of said segments and bending said edges downwardly toward said at least one of said vertical wells, thus forming an opening in said layer of film so that said at least one pipette tip accesses said at least one of said vertical wells; and(d) withdrawing said at least one pipette tip from said layer of film, with said layer of film resealing the area of penetration of said at least one pipette tip when said at least one pipette tip is withdrawn, by said edges returning to their original positions, in order to prevent evaporation of liquid from said at least one of said vertical wells.