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1. A sample handling system for handling samples contained in tubes, each tube having a hollow body, a closed bottom and an open top for accessing the sample contained in the tube, the system including a micro-plate comprising
at least one separate grid insert having a plurality of compartments, each compartment comprising one or more side walls laterally confining a through-hole, wherein the through-hole has a top opening and a bottom opening and extends between the top opening and the bottom opening, and a frame to which the at least one separate grid insert is to be attached to form the micro-plate, the frame laterally confining a through-opening which is dimensioned to allow for accessing each compartment of the attached at least one grid insert from above and from below, and to allow for moving such tube into and out of each compartment through each of the top opening and the bottom opening of the through-hole. |