Have anyone tried SYBR green with GoTaq DNA Polymerase for a qRT-PCR?

Hi, everyone. I need to perform a real time reverse-transcription PCR in one step. What we have is SYBR green I PCR Master mix with GoTaq DNA Polymerase. So far, our attemps to perform the assay...

07 January 2021 6,507 3 View

Does international survey based researches needs approval in each country ethics commitee?

We plan a contingent valuation of ecosystem services. The study will be based on surveys. We want to apply it in fifteen different countries. Is it necessary to approve the project in ethics...

25 June 2020 8,099 3 View

How to choose the best smooth algorithm for your data in Origin?

I have several curves of applied potential versus electric current with hundreds of points in each of them. I am trying to analyze their first and second derivatives, but they are too noisy to...

27 April 2020 5,932 2 View

I can't make my RAPD-PCR work anymore. Can anyone help me?

Guys, I REALLY NEED HELP At the end of the last year I optimized every parameter of my RAPD-PCR, and as a result I did obtain great products multiple times. Then, I went home for my vacation (I...

18 February 2020 9,236 3 View

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10 December 2019 7,354 5 View

Hi, I would like to solubilize a hidrophobic compound in order to administer it to mices. Should anyone suggest a nontoxic vehicle?

The compound is very insoluble in aqueous solution and the compound administration will be given orally. The compound manufacturer has no information regarding the solubility of the compound....

16 January 2019 834 1 View

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Hello everyone! I have been consulting this webpage http://beast.community/ and http://www.beast2.org/ , but the examples for the use of BEAUti and BEAST are for old versions. The versions of...

02 April 2018 3,942 3 View

Two-step cluster in SPSS - how to validate results?

Hi everybody. After applying a two-step cluster in SPSS, involving both continuous and nominal variables, how can I validate if the results are satisfactory? In other clustering methods there are...

03 October 2017 5,765 8 View

Have you COI sequences of Potamotrygon orbigyi?

24 August 2017 6,634 2 View

How many sequences it needed to put in a crown group to calibrate a tree?

17 August 2017 4,155 2 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Isolates of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus?

Dear Dr. Cai, my name is Simone Prospero and I work in the team of Phytopathology at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research (WSL;...

01 March 2021 1,133 1 View

How to eliminate Steady state error from Reinforcement learning genetic algorithm code?

The following code (see 1st 2 images attached) is used to produce PID controller values that are designed to control the system (G). The code finds the PID controller values (noted as k) by using...

28 February 2021 6,560 14 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

CGA 300 Regulator for CO2 cylinder?

Has anyone ever tried to deliver CO2 with a CGA 300 regulator? I know that a CGA 320 regulator is standard for CO2. The issue is that I currently do not have any free CGA 320 regulators. I also...

25 February 2021 3,292 3 View

How to interpolate from a time-series database ?

Hi, I am having trouble with a problem, in the field of Optimal Control and the generation of optimal time-series. Let's consider a system, whose dynamics are represented by dx/dt =...

24 February 2021 9,105 2 View

Must a control group to be in the same semester that a experimental group for a study in education?

Hi everyone, I'm researching about mobile learning in higher education. Due to the small number of the students in the semesters, I cannot have a experimental and control group together. I'm...

22 February 2021 3,653 11 View

How to constrain genetic algorithm input u?

My real system (buck converter) can only take an input of 0 to 1 (duty ratio) and I need to constrain the system so the controller action keeps within this bounds. How can I do this? The code for...

22 February 2021 2,125 3 View

Can I arbitrarily take a cycle number of 40 for the gene that was not expressed at all in qPCR results calculation?

I ran RT-qPCR for a control and a treated group and it appears that my gene of interest was not expressed at all in any of the subjects in the control group. So I was wondering if I could...

20 February 2021 6,243 10 View

How to overcome convergence issues in concrete arch models?

Hi, I have modelled a three-span arch bridge with soil fill over along with pedestals. The FE modelling is done in LUSAS with HX8M solid elements (i.e. 3D solid modelling). The non-linearity is...

20 February 2021 1,346 2 View