Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View

Why can`t I isolate RNA from Extracellular vesicles?

Hello, I have been trying to isolate RNA from EVs (from MSCs) for a while. I isolate the EVs using SEC. Then I use the "Total Exosome RNA and Protein Isolation Kit" from Invitrogen. When I...

21 October 2020 8,559 4 View

How to directly use a directory of .h5 files as the training set in Python without appending them to a list?

I am trying to append .h5 files saved in a directory for my training set using Python, but I face memory error as the Data set is very large. The following code is what I used for...

23 April 2020 9,649 2 View

To record trajectory tracking performance of a controller, is it resonable to calculate the mean_square_error or the normalized-measn-square-error?

I some papers, the mean square error is considered. In some other, the mse is normalized by dividing the error by the (total sampling instants x the total length of the reference...

25 February 2020 784 4 View

What is the most reliable guide for identification of alternaria species based on morphological and cultural criteria?

what is the most reliable guide for identification of alternaria species based on morphological and cultural criteria?

02 December 2019 174 1 View

How the nonholonomy of mobile robots allow control of the system with less control inputs?

In "Simultaneous Stabilization and Tracking of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots: A Lyapunov-Based Approach", the authors stated that the nonholonomy of mobile robots allows control of the system with...

27 May 2019 7,721 4 View

How to interpret DMA?

18 May 2019 631 6 View

What are the most reliable tools or softwares for designing of the CRISPR gRNAs?

Dear all, Which tool is more reliable? CHOP CHOP or CRISPRdirect? I need some information about other tools and softwares. Thanks a lot

08 May 2019 10,004 2 View

If you could recommend one significant change to make Higher education more affordable without compromising its worth, what would it be?

Higher Education cost is increasing and students encounter some challenges to afford it.

21 March 2019 7,173 6 View

How to match reflection in both visible and infrared?

I have a thin film of a fluorescent material and want to make a reference sample with similar reflection in both visible and infrared to do the comparison. How can I make the reference sample?

26 February 2019 6,857 3 View

Is there a method of determining feed digestibility without the need to re-pellet the feed?

I am aiming to determine the ADC values of a commercial fish feed, but I do not have a steam pelleter or extruder available to me. Ideally, the pellets could be coated with some inert marker....

28 February 2021 7,967 3 View

Is is possible to pole with corona poling pellets of the sample material instead of thin films?

As it is highly probable that pellets will have a higher degree of air gaps and voids than thin films, is it possible to pole the samples with corona poling nevertheless? Or is there the...

24 February 2021 1,349 1 View

What to do with absence of fluorescence label in Fucci2a mouse-derived fibroblast culture?

Dear all, I have harvested fibroblast cells from R26p-Fucci2 mouse embryos (mouse line as described in this paper: https://dev.biologists.org/content/140/1/237) and cultured them on plastic,...

17 February 2021 3,368 2 View

Why are my western blot bands so distorted?

Hi guys I'm out of ideas here please help! I've never had consistent problem like this doing westerns before and I can't figure it out. The condition used: - First 4 lanes have 50ug protein in...

04 February 2021 2,297 3 View

Can we coat the pellet with graphite spray in place of silver paste for making electrical contact to measure the thermoelectric properties?

I want to coat the pellet because without electrical contact (may be due to the high resistance of the pellet), the V-I plot is not coming in the ZEM-3 instrument. I want to measure electrical...

24 January 2021 836 2 View

Can anyone suggest which type of sensor input signals are more critical in flying aero engines for on-board diagnostics?

Can anyone suggest which type of sensor input signals are more critical in flying aero engines for on-board diagnostics? and high potential sensors for prognostics?

18 January 2021 4,087 1 View

Control in microstructure with growth inhibitor?

Dear researchers, I wish to understand the role of grain growth inhibitor in controlling the microstructure of the ceramic pellet. How it controls the growth? Also, I wish to know the grain...

15 January 2021 3,859 3 View

Which sampling techniques can be used for huge flying insects?

Tropidacris collaris is a grasshopper. Adults, which can reach more than 15 of length, are strong flyers and actually they resemble small birds or bats. Most of the time T. collaris is found in...

13 January 2021 3,735 5 View

How would you extract bird flapping motion from a video?

Suppose you have a footage of a bird flying by flapping in a fixed frame recorded by a single camera. Is there any library/software which, given assumptions on distance, size and angle, could...

12 January 2021 7,614 3 View

How to make sure that ultrasonic lysis of E.coli is done completely?

What's the criteria of comolete lysis of E.coli when breaking them using ultrasonic? What phenomena can help to determine if the cell are broken completely? From smell, transparence of the lysis...

07 January 2021 1,911 3 View