Puzzling PCR bands?

I am currently looking at the expression of the Gene POU3f4 in C2C12 cells during different differentiation stages day 0 to day 8. When I use cDNA i got many non specific bands in contrast if i...

01 February 2018 669 5 View

4.7 T preclinical MRI system for skeletal mass in mice?

02 March 2016 5,701 3 View

Image J converting pixels to micrometer?

hi there I am just wondering how to do the conversion. somebody told me to use this methdo x= area of fiber (in pixels)/ area of square (in pxiels)(using scale bar e.g 100 um2) then then x= *...

05 June 2015 293 0 View

Why do I have high background in PAX7 IHC stain?

04 May 2015 5,752 14 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

No title

02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

No title

28 February 2021 9,936 2 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

What is the best surface to culture cells isolated from a skin biopsy?

Hello, recently I am having some difficulties with maintaining the cell culture of primary cells isolated from a skin biopsy (normal and malignant). The coating of culture plates with Matrigel (a...

26 February 2021 6,151 2 View

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View