Calculating volume of DNA required from DNA concentration?

Hi I am a bit confused. They are asking me to find out the volume of DNA required in ul (a total of 30-100 ng for genomic DNA) from the DNA concentration in the nanodrop reading which was 404.8...

26 February 2021 5,029 2 View

How should I compute a new variable with z-scores?

I would like to create a new variable using 4 different measures: hIndex (range: 1-47), # of publications (range: 0-111), and 2 other measures (range: 1-7). I changed all of these variables into...

09 February 2021 4,866 3 View

Can cell lines have different DNA content?

I am doing calibration curves using CyQUANT Direct Assay to 10 different pancreatic cancer cell lines. I've noticed that the fluorescence of some cell lines double at the same cell number. Is this...

03 February 2021 3,587 2 View

Have you cloned a PCR product containing 2X2A sequences into a vector that contains another 2A sequence?

Hi! I am having problems cloning a 1.6 kb fragment containing 2 different genes and 2X2A peptides into a vector that I already used to clone other fragments (digested with PmeI/BamHI). The vector...

17 December 2020 5,218 3 View

How to migrate a graph database to SQL?

In the research that I am working on, I need to migrate a graph database to sql to carry out tests, I am using neo4j as a tool, the information I have found is about migrating from SQL to neo4j...

09 November 2020 1,869 3 View

Can I incubate two secondary antibodies at the same time for western blot?

I want to know if I can use a goat-anti mouse IgM-HRP and a goat-anti mouse IgG-HRP to treat a western blot membrane at the same time. Thank you

26 September 2020 1,332 6 View

How to obtain Uranium metal from Uranyl Nitrate?

I got some Uranyl Nitrate crystals and want to get Uranium metal, to start, think I can use heating to decompose the nitrate salt in order to get the oxide, and then I should reduce the oxide to...

22 August 2020 525 3 View

Is it dangerous for me to handle Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) in an open air space?

18 June 2020 3,918 3 View

What are the most common data file types used to create Virtual Reality environments?

I know most of the 3D file types used in VR but I could be missing out on some that are more commonly used and would like to see what others are using. Also any ideas on what file types relating...

19 February 2020 3,207 3 View

What journal would you suggest to publish a rare complication of chikungunya virus infection in a patient with positive serology IgM without PCR?

The complication was neurological. The serical immunoglobulin IgM was positive to CHIKV. Liquor was not tested and PCR was not available. Other serologies were negative, including DENV,...

25 December 2018 774 5 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

Hiiiii everyone! I have an enquiry on statistical analysis. I was looking for many forum and it's still cannot solve my problem. I want to compare means of two groups of data but only with two...

03 March 2021 8,796 3 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

Is there any test to determine the cardiovascular risk of patients with obesity? from the perspective of obesity?

We found tests to determine cardiovascular risk taking into account lipid profile, blood pressure, age, history of diabetes, other laboratories. But when weight is involved, there is a paradox. I...

02 March 2021 6,036 1 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

What SPSS analysis should I run with one IV (with two levels) and two DVs?

Hi, I am trying to figure out which test would be most appropriate to run for the following question: Is there a difference in task blood pressure between smokers and non-smokers? There are two...

01 March 2021 8,235 2 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View