What scientists should do to bring down predatory journals and publishers?

Recently there has been an upsurge in the number of predatory journals and publishers. These predators publish anything at all fee. Beall's list is a good starting point but what do scientists...

11 December 2017 9,363 5 View

Are you interested in a research collaboration?

We are a Kenyan Team working on traditional spontaneously fermented food products. Our project involves isolation and characterization of microorganisms using molecular diagnostic techniques and...

05 June 2015 9,146 4 View

Looking for a collaboration in Biotechnology or Chemical Engineering?

I am currently working on a proposal on the application of lignocellulosic biomass for production of value-added chemicals in Kenya. I am looking forward to collaborate with a senior faculty...

11 December 2014 3,089 4 View

What is the best method of detecting and quantifying Fumonisins?

I want to detect the presence of fumonisins in some samples and later quantify the level of contamination. What is the most accurate yet simple method to achieve this?

03 April 2014 4,380 4 View

Who has a paper detailing the minimum requirements of Polylactic acid for medical applications?

Polylactic acid synthesized by ROP may contain reminants of the catalyst. Who knows the minimum requirements of the catalyst for this polymer to be applied for medical uses?

08 September 2013 8,767 1 View

How many plasmids can one use for expressing genes in E.coli?

I have 3 plasmids; kanamycin, ampicillin and chloramphenicol- as markers and the plasmids are compartible. Can these plasmids be retained in E. coli without becoming a burden or should I transfer...

03 April 2013 8,438 5 View

Does anyone know of a suitable software that I can use to predict the genes that I can overexpress or delete?

I want to improve yields of my target compound and I believe by traditional metabolic engineering, I cannot easily target specific genes from the metabolic pathways.

02 March 2013 6,778 3 View

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01 February 2013 1,813 11 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

How to normalise data on OPM package from R Studio ?

Good afternoon, I recently used OmniLog from BIOLOG for my experimentations : I tested the metabolism of different strains on 2 types of plates. I have 16 strains of 3 different groups...

02 March 2021 3,584 1 View

What do you know about biotechnology art?

What do you know about biotechnology art?

02 March 2021 1,653 3 View

Which is the best place in the world for the plant biotechnology research?

I am searching for a good place for the Post Doc,

02 March 2021 4,053 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

Has anyone used the Illumina ITS1 primer sets?

Hi everyone, Illumina provides a list of primers to amplify with high taxonomic coverage the ITS1 region for further fungal sequencing, but I cannot find the exact amount necessary of each...

25 February 2021 6,969 3 View

Is there any one who can provide a donation of HPV detection and genotyping kits in exchange collaboration fors?

Warm greetings My name is Ayichew S. and I am doing my Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology (on Human papillomavirus). At this stage, I have almost completed a clinical sample Cervical swabs)...

25 February 2021 1,660 3 View

Is there any one who can provide a donation of HPV detection and genotyping kits in exchange collaboration forms?

Warm greetings! My name is Ayichew S. and I am doing my Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology focusing on Human papillomavirus). At this stage, I have almost completed a clinical sample (Cervical swabs)...

25 February 2021 3,612 3 View

Advice on growing lactobacillus species in the lab?

Hello everyone, For part of my PhD project, I'm hoping to grow some lactobacillus species in the lab so that I can create standard curves for a qPCR quantification of a faecal sample. However, I...

24 February 2021 3,157 6 View

How was your experience with Biomedical and Biotechnology Journal?

How was your publication experience with BBRJ in terms of peer review and reviewer comments. Did you find it fair and transparent ?

23 February 2021 3,810 6 View