Anybody with an idea on how do design specific primers for detecting tomato resistance genes tm-1, TM-2 and Tm2^2?

I am trying to identify these 3 genes among some tomato cultivar collections and after aligning some sequences from NCBI, I couldn't find unique sequences to target for specific primers. There...

28 February 2021 606 3 View

Which are the factors that determine in a tourist the destination for their travel?

I'm working on a study of how selection criteria of Tourism have changed considering Pandemic + Vaccination expectation, so propose a new prediction behavioral dynamic model for Riviera Maya (Mexico).

09 February 2021 314 7 View

Equation to calculate Chlorophylls and carotenoids concentrations from a MeOH:HCl 1% (v/v) plant extract solution?

Hello everybody! I have performed an acidic MeOH:HCl 1% (v/v) plant extraction from Arabidopsis leaves to calculate Anthocyanins concentrations based on: Rabino, I., and Mancinelli, A. L. 1986....

25 January 2021 3,686 2 View

Cronbach's alpha or McDonald's omega? Which would be more correct and in what cases?

Cronbach's alpha or McDonald's omega? When it comes to reliability, we find different methods for its estimation. Immediately, the name of Cronbach's Alpha coefficient arises, as it is the most...

21 January 2021 330 4 View

I would like. How they can be simulated the deformational processes of valvular aortic stents??

We have a projet about TAVI

22 December 2020 7,729 1 View

Where can I find a free 3D anthropomorphic ergonomic human model CAD for CFD simulation?

I noticed that in many papers each author has a different human dummy to perform CFD simulation. However shouldn't this be standardize according to anthropomorphic data available? Right now, I...

12 December 2020 8,746 3 View

Stable Transfected Cell lines, is the gene or protein regulated?

I been wondering if genes when stable transfected become regulated by the cell, or if the gene is constitutively express and translated and the protein previously made is degraded at a slower rate...

30 November 2020 8,095 2 View

Independent Component Analysis, Have you used this approach? In what problem?

I have used ICA for the problem of mixing acoustic and UHF signals from partial discharges. I know that it has been used in Biomedical, Acoustic, and many other fields. Do you comment on how you...

09 November 2020 630 2 View

Pollutant extraction from contaminated soils for toxicity assays using human cell lines. How to resuspend the contaminant crude extract?

To study the toxicity of a contaminated soil with petroleum and heavy metals using human cell lines as model organism, we need to perform a pollutant extraction step before carrying out the...

08 November 2020 1,421 4 View

There is a GLMM for proportion structure data?

I would like to ask a recommendation of a statistical test to answer a question related to an unusual data structure. I am testing if birds change nest parental care behavior depending on...

17 October 2020 2,026 1 View

How could the concentration from RNA extraction is really low?

Hello everyone, currently, I'm trying to do RNA extraction from seeds of Arabidopsis. I'm using the protocol below: RNA isolation from siliques, dry seeds, and other tissues of... I use about...

17 February 2021 7,583 4 View

Hi, can anybody help me with the suggestions how can I amplify a stress induced gene of 1107 bp?

I am trying to amplify the TGA1 (Transcription factor 1 ) of Arabidopsis ,which is 1107 bp. I have treated the plants with Salycylic solution over night and extracted the RNA and make cDNA. I...

17 February 2021 7,802 2 View

Measurement of water retention in organic substrates without a pressure plate?

Hello, I'm trying to measure the physical and hydrological properties of organic substrate media. Currently, I'm referring The book Soil sampling and Methods of Analysis by Carter and Gregorich....

09 February 2021 3,233 8 View

How do I prepare and store insect samples for JH measurements?

I need to preserve termite samples for future quantification of juvenile hormone in their bodies. Or extract the Juvenile Hormone and keep that samples stored for future quantification. I may need...

09 February 2021 1,995 1 View

Can I modify vermiculite or perlite by adding nutrients to control a certain situation?

I need to assimilate a determining condition for the plant. However, I need to ask you if it is possible to change the properties and concentration of plant nutrients in this material like perlite...

04 February 2021 8,616 11 View

Which photsynthetic machine is good to use for measruing photysnthesis and CO2 assimilation for Arabidopsis?

Hi all, we are looking to buy a photosynthesis meter that can potentially measure photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, CO2 assimilation, PS1 and PSII efficiency (if possible), etc. it would...

02 February 2021 5,223 3 View

How do I measure Arabidopsis germination rate?

Hi there, I'm looking for a way to measure the Arabidopsis germination rate, like what media I should use to plant the seeds and what indicator I should see for germination. I'm planning to...

02 February 2021 4,785 3 View

Equation to calculate Chlorophylls and carotenoids concentrations from a MeOH:HCl 1% (v/v) plant extract solution?

Hello everybody! I have performed an acidic MeOH:HCl 1% (v/v) plant extraction from Arabidopsis leaves to calculate Anthocyanins concentrations based on: Rabino, I., and Mancinelli, A. L. 1986....

25 January 2021 3,686 2 View

Can A. thaliana splice algae genes?

24 January 2021 329 2 View

Can you suggest some plant transformation vectors that I can use for the expression of GFP/YFP-tagged protein of my interest?

I want to generate stable Arabidopsis transgenic lines expressing my protein of interest fused with GFP/YFP under the control of its native promoter. I want this for localization studies. Please...

23 January 2021 2,790 3 View