How to make ppb level concentration ?

Hi, I've N2 gas cylinder and 100 ppm NH3 gas cylinder. With these two cylinders, I'd like to make a ppb level (1- 100) concentration. Any idea how to do that?

01 February 2021 3,264 2 View

Can I calculate the average from the data which are collected every 30 minutes for ANOVA?

I artifically elevated the air temperature in the heated plot by 3-celsius degree compared to that in the control for 7 days. I want to figure out the effect of the temperature manipulation on...

21 January 2021 1,185 8 View

What will be the possible reasons to cause no bands on gel electrophoresis?

Hi, I am doing RNA extraction for my final year project. After extraction of RNA by using conventional method, I did quantification and qualification of RNA by using Nanodrop spec and gel...

11 January 2021 8,775 10 View

How to increase the attachment of the HEK293t cells to the glass coverslips or cell dishes?

Hey guys, I always have problems with the attachment of HEK293t cells to glass coverslips while doing IFA. They are so easy to detach from the coverslips while washing. The coverslips are already...

30 December 2020 8,381 3 View

Can anyone advise me on how to amplify V4 region of fecal DNA of dss-induced colitic mice for microbiota profiling?

Animals were fed DSS via drinking water and fecal samples were collected and DNA was isolated using Qiagen stool DNA isolation kit. The V4 region of extracted DNA was amplified with specific...

20 December 2020 1,739 3 View

What is wrong with my western blot transfer system? (smearing is occured)?

I'm now doing western blotting for several proteins. but transfer is not perfectly happened. bands are looks like smeared or smudged. And it seems to the lower MW bands are more affected. what did...

06 December 2020 9,153 5 View

Looking for a glass slide with very low Autofluorescence (GFP)?

Does anyone know any glass slides (thickness 0.1 to 1mm) that have very low autofluoresence (GFP). I am doing a very sensitive experiment that require my glass substrate to be as low fluoresence...

28 November 2020 1,917 6 View

Function of SDS in Northern Blot washing step?

In Northern blot, we normally use either 2*SSC+0.1% SDS or 0.1*SSC+0.1% SDS in washing step. Does anyone know what's the function of the SDS in the washing buffer? Thank you in advance

26 November 2020 2,432 1 View

How to calculate the analytical solution for the HYDRUS-3D model simulation of water and salt movement in soil?

Suppose an agricultural field with uniform soil texture and salinization. The groundwater depth is 20 meters, assuming that the depth of the groundwater and the concentration of salts remain...

25 November 2020 2,382 4 View

Protein concentration decrease after dialysis?

Recently I have been involved in this problem: After expressed by adding IPTG, lysed with B-PER, and resolved with Buffer B (8M urea), incubate with Ni-NTA beads, everything looks fine. When I...

21 November 2020 7,416 3 View

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

How to accurately quantify chitin?

Hi all, I have been working on the quantification of chitin in insect samples and feed for a while but I can notice that the quantification methods (e.g. exposure to HCl, NaOH, and weighing sample...

01 March 2021 1,843 2 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

Can I get information about research laboratories that are currently having in culture, internationally/locally standardised microorganisms?

Microorganisms of interest include; E.coli; Salmonella typhimurium; Pseudomonas aeroginosa; Streptoccocus pneumoniae; Staphyloccocus aureus and Candida albicans. Locations closer to Port...

18 February 2021 6,500 3 View

Purification of proteins from baculovirus-infected insect cells?

18 February 2021 6,665 6 View

Would you please recommend a function in R software that could be used with FUNGuild output to merge different rows that have similar guilds?

Dear colleagues, I have an output of FUNGuild tool (ASVs abundance in different samples and assigned to guilds) and would like to merge the ASVs that had similar ecological guilds using R...

16 February 2021 4,292 7 View

Extraction of DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel?

Hi everybody, can anybody suggest how to extract DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel (in my case, mosquitoes)? Does anybody know a commericial kit which does that or a particular...

10 February 2021 3,392 4 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