Hydroxychloroquine Protonation in Blood and Cells - inconsistent information on claimed alkalinization inside targets, emphasis on Coronavirus?

Some researchers have claimed that Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can enter cells and make the environment more "alkaline" by soaking up protons. Many publications discuss only 2 nitrogen atoms that can...

08 August 2020 6,262 3 View

Do rats play a part in Covid-19?

The VIZIONS project in Vietnam in 2018 examined bat and rat urine and faeces. Alpha coronavirus was found in bats, beta in rats, with a comment that rats in China also carry coronavirus. So,...

10 May 2020 7,974 5 View

Organofluorine compounds in Kombucha?

Kombucha, a fermented Tea with low pH, contains substantial Fluoride in the form of Hydrogen Fluoride as well as the ion. Kombucha has been associated with many adverse effects, including acute...

12 February 2020 408 1 View

Could areas of high Fluoride ingestion be more susceptible to Coronavirus outbreaks?

The US Government Comparative Toxicogenomics database shows that Fluoride can inhibit Human immunity to viruses and pneumonia. Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE), 2'-5'-Oligoadenylate...

03 February 2020 6,459 4 View

Do you have Fluoride analysis of Psammoma bodies isolated from Cancers or could you have them analyzed now from stored specimens?

I am updating my earlier review on the role of Fluoride doped Hydroxyapatite in Cancer and my current focus is on Psammoma Bodies which have been found, and identifed as high risk, in a very wide...

31 January 2019 3,477 1 View

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01 March 2018 8,712 2 View

Does anyone know of a means for testing worldview assumptions (apart from the IAT) and also assessing worldview (pre-theoretical) transformation?

I am interested in testing worldviews - at the assumption/presupposition/pre-theoretical (Weltanschauung) level. (This is not a test of espoused beliefs.) Harvard's IAT seems to do this in a very...

12 February 2017 8,608 3 View

Has anyone come across a study comparing the genetic profiles of C57BL/6J mice to outbred CD-1's?

Specifically in regards to inflammation and cartilage specific genes

03 February 2016 5,689 2 View

COVID-19: Are there any promising suggestions for interim medications while a vaccine is being developed?

See...

01 January 1970 2,745 100 View

HIV segments identified with India, Thailand and Kenya in Covid-19 receptor

01 January 1970 7,209 4 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

How two melting peaks in DSC of polypropylene can be merged into one crystallization peak?

The figure shows DSC cooling (blue) and 2nd heating (green) curves (step: 10 K/min) for a commercial sample supplied as Atactic Polypropylene (APP). The heating curve illustrates two major...

03 March 2021 5,857 3 View

Why Austenite grains in steel show much more twinning than ferrite grains?

It is oftentimes said to be a distinctive metallographic trait that differentiates a fully austenitic and a fully felly ferritic steel without etching that might distinguish between two. Why...

02 March 2021 728 2 View

Tooth extraction and subsequent dental implant placement in Sprague-Dawley rats induce differential changes in anterior digastric myofibre size and ?

01 March 2021 7,254 3 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

How to replicate the well conditions of a crystal hit with 20%(w/v) isopropanol?

I had a crystal hit in a well with 0.1M HEPEs pH 7.5, 10%(w/v) PEG 4000, and 20%(w/v) isopropanol. Why is isopropanol in w/v here if it's just solvent? How do I recreate this well condition?

25 February 2021 9,761 1 View

How do I transfect a large plasmid into PC12 cells with nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor?

I have a large 16 kb plasmid, which I need to transfect into PC12 cells. Lipofectamin 2000 didn't work and with GFP alone the transfection rate is very low. I also tried the neon invitrogen...

25 February 2021 6,635 5 View

How to calculate Z (the number of molecules in a unit cell) for calculating theoretical density?

I am trying to calculate the theoretical density of my ceramics materials. I use the formula below to calculate the theoretical density: Theoretical density = (Molecular weight x No. of molecules...

24 February 2021 3,823 2 View

How to search for crystal structure for material with atomic position labelled?

I am using the crystallographic open database and materials project to search for cif file but the exact structure is not mentioned or how can I deduce that the given structure and atomic position...

23 February 2021 6,723 2 View

How to generate AA6061 alloy or any aluminium alloy crystal in material studio?

I need to carry out molecular dynamics simulation on Aluminium alloy. For this i need the crystal structure that which could be further replicated to form a structure.

22 February 2021 1,410 1 View