Name of the dye in sheaffer scrip ink?

I am dying fungi with dilution of sheaffer ink as described in the literature. Does anyone know the name of the dye used in this ink

06 July 2018 5,194 0 View

Does PLFA measure fungal spores?

Soil samples that are high in fungal spores read high in a test we have for total microbial biomass but do not correlate with PLFA results.

06 July 2018 8,016 0 View

Does the carbon burst test measure predominately anaerobic activity?

06 July 2016 7,956 3 View

Can anyone tell me how to calculate the volume of organisms on a microscopic photo?

I want to be able to estimate the volume of a mixture of soil microbes in a defined volume field such as with a hemocytometer?

03 April 2016 2,180 2 View

Do you know of a cell phone app that can read dip sticks semi-quantitatively?

11 December 2015 531 1 View

Are you looking to collaborate on validation of a new on-site method of estimating microbial biomass?

We have developed a rapid on site test for microbial biomass. We would like to correlate it to Microbial Biomass by Carbon Fumigation. I am at a Community College, can't afford this test. Looking...

08 September 2015 7,101 6 View

I am looking for a flow through device I can purchase for a research assay. Does anyone know where I can purchase?

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10 November 2014 3,130 0 View

Does anyone know a vendor of chitin binding protein?

Looking to label fungi.

03 April 2014 6,489 1 View

How to quantitative analize the data of TNBS assay for gelatin?

Estemeed colleagues, I found some issues regarding the quantification of the data for TNBS assay. There are different protocols on how to perform that but it is clear to me the "fil rouge" that...

02 March 2021 2,616 1 View

How to simultaneously perform multiple biochemical assays?

I am a research scholar working on heavy metal stress on plants. I will be doing biochemical characterisation( protein, carbohydrate, proline, antioxidant enzymes and many more assays) at interval...

01 March 2021 6,999 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 make fractions of chloroform extract of plant, using seperating funnel?

28 February 2021 8,466 2 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

Can I run spearman's correlation on non monotonic data? Is it advisable?

Hi all, I am running a partial correlation analysis on mood data. I want to see if there is a correlation between scores on a novel hypomanic mood scale and existing measures of hypomania - the...

25 February 2021 1,619 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

I have a time series data of some biochemical studies ( DNA and Chromosomal damage) which I intend to use to further predict into future ?

I have a time series data of some biochemical studies ( DNA and Chromosomal damage) which I intend to use to further predict into future without necessarily conducting the assay for an extended...

23 February 2021 7,842 1 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 View

What is the standard protocol in doing replicates for C. elegans lifespan assay on solid media (thru worm picking)?

I would like to know what is the standard protocol in the number of worms per plate and number of plates per concentration of extract X in a lifespan assay done in solid media and not automated...

23 February 2021 9,933 1 View