How does running speed and incline affect metabolic rates of mice on treadmills?

We are seeing some interesting patterns when running different mouse species when stepping among different velocities and at different incline levels. Can anyone suggest recent or classic...

11 December 2018 10,027 1 View

Can anyone recommend references for postprandial thermophily (the increase in preferred temperatures) during digestion in invertebrates?

I have lots of references for this behavior in reptiles and amphibians, but would like to know if this is well documented among insects or other terrestrial arthropods.

09 October 2015 9,777 2 View

Anyone want to collaborate on a manuscript reviewing the online and social technology that currently parallels actual scientific research?

04 May 2015 2,450 0 View

Looking for a collaborator who can help stain our prepared slides of gut tissues - is anyone interested?

I am looking for someone who can help us with H&E staining of ~150 slides (mouse, fish, quail, and toad colons) that have been professionally prepared and embedded in paraffin mounts. I have...

11 December 2013 8,553 9 View

What is your perspective on using a weighted-authorship credit for a paper?

Two equally 'successful' studies are published - one by two authors and another by eight authors. Presently, the metrics allow for the eight authors each to get an equal 'unit of recognition' but...

08 September 2013 1,361 4 View

Stable 13C isotopes in air - free analyses in our lab?

We are now set up to measure 13CO2 in exhaled breath and air samples and welcome potential research collaborators to send us samples for analyses. - No cost/fees/changes

08 September 2013 5,127 3 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 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

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

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

The Shannon's index is inversely proportional to Simpson's index (1-D)?

I'm having a problem with my bloxplot with Shannon's and Simpson's indexs. The value of Shannon for my Community 1 indicating higher diversity (in relation of the Community 2), but have lower...

26 February 2021 3,033 9 View

How to culture mouse pheochromocytoma cells (MPC)?

Hi Everyone, Has anyone here worked with MPC cell line? Any tips or tricks? I am just venturing into cell biology and any advice on this topic would be highly appreciated. Thank you so much. Niusha

22 February 2021 3,891 2 View

How to use Remote sensing and GIS applications for mapping the available medicinal plants within the locality/municipality?

Hello, I'm very interested in mapping and managing the conservation of the Philippine traditional medicinal plants, in which I think is very helpful in the field of medicine for further analysis...

21 February 2021 374 5 View

I can detect my protein but the encoding DNA sequence has stop codons within. Should I ignore the stop codons?

I constructed a synthetic DNA library (scFv, VH-VL orientation) with a 3' reporter and 8x histag. I cloned and expressed this gene following which I performed an ELISA. The ELISA results suggested...

19 February 2021 7,006 5 View

How to locate and collect the pineal gland in the amphibian brain?

Our team has been trying to locate and collect the pineal gland in the American bullfrog's brain (Lithobates catesbeianus) for some time now. However, we don't have a standardized protocol for...

18 February 2021 3,453 4 View

What is the best temperature to coat an ELISA plate?

Hello, I want to control the temperature of my ELISA plate during incubations to get consistent results. In general, what is the best temperature to coat the plate with antibody? I have been...

16 February 2021 2,377 7 View