Gel purification of linearized plasmid, gave low yield why?

I am using Qiagen Gel extraction kit for gel purification of linearized plasmid. The procedure is followed as per the kit. if i load 1ug DNA in agarose gel, i am getting 600ng DNA or less after...

16 October 2020 6,667 4 View

Dear researchers, In RE digestion with Nco I i am getting smearing. Can any one please advice?

well1- 2 log ladder well2- uncut plasmid(3.2kb) well3- cut wit NcoI well4-cut wit NcoI tried with less time of incubation, low amount of enzyme doesnot work

10 September 2020 6,711 3 View

How to find the list of journals with "Your Paper Your Way"?

03 May 2020 2,492 5 View

What is the best method for Ponceau S preparation?

2g Ponceau-s, 30g TCA, 30g Sulfosalicylic acid or 0.1% Ponceau in 1% v/v acetic acid? How long should it take to visualize the bands?

19 July 2012 1,146 3 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 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

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

How vaccines of covid 19 work?

Millions ask how vaccines of covid 19 be successful and safe, its here to explain generally how vaccine of pfizer work ,mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a protein that will trigger an...

28 February 2021 2,723 4 View

Problem with shRNA transfection. Why are only two plates getting contaminated instead of all?

I transfected my LNCaP-WT cells with 3 shRNA plus their NTC two weeks ago and split two puromycin selected cell plates on Friday last week(Feb 26). I checked for GFP in the cells, and they all...

28 February 2021 4,949 3 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

How long do vaccines protect us against COVID 19?

Or will we have to get vaccinated every year, as in the case of influenza?

27 February 2021 1,048 5 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View