Should I use split plot ANOVA?

I have 36 fish tanks - 3 age levels (post larval, 1 & 2 year),12 tanks per level. I apply 2 treatments with two levels each treatment; temperature (cold, warm) and feeding frequency (1 x day,...

17 March 2018 6,285 4 View

Near diploid human cancer cell line?

I am currently looking for a near diploid human cancer cell line, such as HCT116 and U87-MG. Preferably XY with modal chromosome # between 40-50, "normal" DNA repair pathways, and able to easily...

28 July 2015 6,358 2 View

Does anyone know of a qPCR method which can distinguish between integrated and extrachromosomal plasmid DNA?

I am looking to quantify plasmid integration very soon after transfection into mammalian cells. Therefore I need a qPCR method that can distinguish between integrated and extrachromosomal plasmid....

24 February 2015 8,756 22 View

Has anyone encountered issues with MCF10a not incorporating BrdU?

Hello All, I am trying to do a simple fluorescence plus Giemsa stain/acridine orange differential stain for chromosomes. I have had great success in the past using MEF/CHO/and various cancer cell...

10 December 2014 6,855 2 View

Has anyone had an issue with Gibson Assembly not connecting a plasmid and a single insert?

Hello All, I am currently struggling with getting a Gibson Assembly to work. I am trying to insert a 2.5 Kb insert into a roughly 12 Kb plasmid (modified pLEX-MCS). I have had the G.A work in the...

01 December 2014 2,016 6 View

Nonspecific PCR products and faint bands with Q5 polymerase - any thoughts?

Afternoon everyone, I am currently using Q5 polymerase from NEB to add restriction sites to an insert in a pBabepuro plasmid (~5400 Kb vector and 2.2 Kb insert). I have designed the primers to...

13 October 2014 850 3 View

Does anyone have the sequence for the pBabepuro-MYC-ER plasmid?

10 September 2014 5,687 1 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

What solvent can I used for Paal Knorr reaction between 6-amino hexanoic acid and 2.5 hexanedione?

I am try to make the Paal Knorr reaction between 2.5 hexnedione and 6-amino hexanoic acid, my problem is type of solvent to use, because 6-hexaminohexanoic acid is soluble in water but I am not...

02 March 2021 4,443 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

How to remove DCU and HOBT from my reaction?

I am doing a acid and a chiral amino alcohol reaction using DCC and HOBT in DCM or THF? Can anyone suggest me how to remove DCU and HOBT from a reaction mixture??

28 February 2021 2,153 1 View

What is the most common number of epitopes in an multi-epitope Vaccine?

hi everyone, I'm interested in the field of vaccine design specifically multi-epitope cancer vaccines , I want to know if there is a minimum and maximum number of epitopes we could use in a...

27 February 2021 3,882 3 View

Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

Uncertianiny in using dry or wet basis in mixing a sediment with fuel oil?

Hello I'm currently working on a topic related to studying the anaerobic biodegradation of TPH in marine sediments. In this work, sediment should be mixed with fuel oil to a concentration of 20 g...

24 February 2021 9,839 3 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View

How can I selectively dry etch Ti on a polymer substrate?

24 February 2021 5,378 1 View