Protein-aptamer gel electrophoresis help, please??

Hi, I have problems with running gel electrophoresis. I have tried agarose gel electrophoresis and native PAGE. I have two proteins, which have molecular weights of ~30kDa and ~180kDa and two...

03 March 2021 4,275 4 View

Any experience of using Open Review Journal Platforms such as F1000?

F1000 was recommended to me recently as a novel way to submit papers. The Impact factor/SNIP seems quite low though... Does anyone have any experience of working with such 'publishers' on papers?...

23 September 2020 1,055 2 View

Is iron oxide (rust) a problem in DNA extractions?

Hello, I just started extracting DNA from some spiders, using 5-mm ball bearings to grind the specimens in a tissue mill. I had ordered the ball bearings on Amazon, and thought it was a good idea...

21 July 2020 2,271 6 View

Comparing two variables to one variable- is this possible in SPSS?

In a quantitative study, three variables-- I am comparing two variables (self-concept & well being) with another variable (intent to leave profession). I am predicting to see a positive...

05 May 2020 6,362 3 View

Is there a human gut microbiome database that shows normal variability as well as pathological vs normal ranges for specific microbes?

When a diagnostic lab furnishes normal ranges for certain microbes, is there any place to compare their ranges to what scientists are discovering is normal variability or adaptations? Is there a...

29 December 2019 4,771 2 View

Is it imperative in psychology research to state the null hypothesis?

I have had feedback from a reviewer that I need to restate my hypotheses as null hypotheses. My supervisor disagrees with this suggestion. Having done a bit of digging, I found Szucs &...

12 December 2019 1,447 4 View

How to fit data with binomial distribution?

Hello researchers, Which program or software works best to fit data with binomial distribution? Many thanks, Neena

15 November 2019 6,609 3 View

Stereochemistry Check for Peptides?

Hello researchers, Is PROCHECK the correct tool to check the stereochemical quality of small peptides? My peptide of interest: polypeptide with 16 alanine residues. Many thanks, Neena

28 October 2019 4,653 2 View

I have a GST tagged fusion protein in soluble phase will it have folded?

Normally this protein EIF4E is expressed untagged and expresses in inclusion bodies that are refolded through dialysis, but its very long winded and likes to precipitate during dialysis resulting...

11 June 2019 622 3 View

I am in the process of recruiting participants for my PhD using IPA and am now re-thinking the data collection design. Can you give me any advice?

28 April 2019 8,737 4 View

How to code open-ended questions in SPSS?

Hello all, In SPSS I am going to code 2 open-ended questions. I have already read all the answers and I made a list of the most important categories to which I can code the answers. This question...

02 March 2021 1,757 4 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

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 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

How to eliminate Steady state error from Reinforcement learning genetic algorithm code?

The following code (see 1st 2 images attached) is used to produce PID controller values that are designed to control the system (G). The code finds the PID controller values (noted as k) by using...

28 February 2021 6,560 14 View

How could I process data in RCT to include it in meta-analysis?

I'm in the process of doing a meta-analysis and have encountered some problems with the RCT data. One of my outcom is muscle strength. In one study, I have three different measurements of muscle...

25 February 2021 7,603 3 View

How to handle studies which report perfect effect sizes in a meta-analysis using Pearson's r?

I'm in the process of updating a meta-analysis and in one of the new studies, effect sizes are reported as Tau-U. Two of the effect sizes are reported as Tau-U = 1.00. I am using Andy Field's...

24 February 2021 2,265 3 View

Satellite orbit estimation using Recurrent Neural Network - what should I use?

Hello, I am a master's student studying in Yonsei Univeristy, Korea. I am trying to estimate the state of satellite, using Neural Network. Below is a simple flow of my study. 1. Train (t0 ~ t1)...

23 February 2021 6,383 3 View

Is it possible that Cancer cells could survive in heparinized blood for 48 hours?

Hi everyone, I am just wondering if we incubated 200 microliter of whole blood with 50 microliter of cancer cells(1bout 5000cells) do you think that cancer would survive for 48 hours?

23 February 2021 3,840 3 View