What is the recommended/optimal time for resting mouse splenocytes after thawing?

This is my first time working with mouse cells. We isolated and froze down in 90% FCS and DMSO. I would like to retrieve them and do immunophenotyping and intracellular cytokine staining

03 January 2021 6,399 1 View

Can CMOS and CCD images sensors be used as microphones?

I was thinking about Msps and Gsps image sensors in different environments. If a pair of identical image sensors - one exposed to air, gases, plasmas, or partial vacuum - and one in a good...

21 December 2020 9,747 2 View

Is there a tool to find the closest species with an assembled genome for any given species?

As more and more genomes are being sequenced the likelihood of having a close relative being sequenced is rising. So lets say I have a non-model species Chela cachius and I want to find the...

25 November 2020 6,267 4 View

Where can I find a longterm global mean EVI/NDVI dataset?

I am looking for a longterm (10+ years) dataset of mean EVI/NDVI or annual maximum EVI/NDVI and similar. Basically, I am trying to avoid downloading tons of images and doing the averaging myself,...

28 September 2020 8,374 2 View

What would be the criteria for an expression vector designed for S. cerevisiae to also work in S. pombe?

I am interested in using a S. cerevisiae expression vector such as the pYES2-DEST52 plasmid for transgene expression in S. pombe. This plasmid has the GAL1 promotor, so I would like to make sure...

18 September 2020 7,460 2 View

Can we infuse drug along with sedative?

I would like to infuse rats with drugs of our interest. However, we also need to keep animal under sedation by administrating pentobarbitol via jugular vein with the help of syringe pump since we...

15 September 2020 7,501 5 View

What is a suitable solvent for extraction of arsenic?

Hi. I'm doing some work on arsenic speciation. I am following a paper titled, "SPECIATION OF ARSENIC IN A CONTAMINATED SOIL BY SOLVENT EXTRACTION." which calls for the use of chloroform or benzene...

06 September 2020 6,351 4 View

Ideal saline volume for intravenous injection in rats ?

Hello everyone, my interest is to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in anaphylactic shock using Wistar rats. While i inject non-allergic naive rats with iv bolus (1 mg ova in 1 ml),...

27 August 2020 9,444 2 View

Does mysticism have a scientific basis?

Mysticism is often treated as the opposite of science. But is it? Please see Natural Laws and Mysticism in the Cosmic Cycle of Creation

25 July 2020 6,696 80 View

Which molecular dynamic simulation software is more applicable for protein and large-area surface interaction simulation? And how to run it?

Dear experts: I am trying to do the molecular dynamic simulation for protein-surface interaction, the surface (like cellulose or PET) is a film-like or crystalline material with large surface...

20 March 2020 3,960 3 View

In Molecular Dynamics Simulation, how do I make changes to the force field according to my protein?

Hi In Molecular Dynamics Simulation, how do I make changes to the force field according to my protein? I got this error in the add-ion stage: Fatal error "./ amber99sb-ildn-HHH.ff / force...

01 March 2021 8,747 4 View

How to measure angle between laser travel path and machine axis in Laser Measurement system?

25 February 2021 1,987 3 View

Why does the sum of reaction forces not match the force component of a Free Body Cut in Abaqus?

I am using Abaqus to simulate a plate with in-plane loading. The boundary conditions allow the right edge to move up and down, the displacements on the left edge are fixed. There is no rotation...

23 February 2021 711 3 View

How to include additional force field in GROMACS?

I have a cellulose model system that is best described by the GLYCAM06 force field according to the literature. However, the set of force fields included in the GROMACS package doesn't include the...

20 February 2021 3,309 3 View

I want to simulate a system containing protein and heavy metals; which force field is most reliable for this purpose?

The protein I want to simulate has multiple heavy metals. I wanted to know which force-field I should use with GROMACS to achieve this. Most importantly, do the latest updates in the force-field...

16 February 2021 2,420 1 View

How to obtain parameters to run a simulation for benzene using CHARMM forcefield in GROMACS?

I have been reading this paper Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 1904 and in this paper, they simulate benzene in GROMACS using CHARMM. They mention that they performed simulations of benzene using the...

15 February 2021 5,561 3 View

Gromacs force field and water model recommended for protein hydrophobic study?

Dear All, I received a comment from reviewer about asking me selection of force field and water model. I choose OPLS-AAL and 3-point water model. They mentioned the combination of OPLS-AAL and SPC...

13 February 2021 1,364 3 View

Can anyone please suggest where I can find a reference for ReaxFF parameters for PTFE(Teflon) suitable for use in LAMMPS?

Trying to simulate a ice-PTFE interaction and am unable to find a reference which actually lists out forcefield parameters for PTFE-PTFE interactions using ReaxFF or even other force fields like...

08 February 2021 9,373 2 View

Anyone use GROMACS' pdb2gmx for Adenosine monophosphate (AMP) to use with CHARMM force field?

I am trying to use the following command in GROMACS to generate a CHARMM topology file: gmx pdb2gmx -ff charmm27 -f amp.pdb -o amp.gro -p amp.top The atom list in my pdb file (amp.pdb)...

01 February 2021 7,769 6 View

Is there any difference between "SEP" as a non standard residue and phohophorylated serine?

I am trying to run a molecular dynamics simulation for a ligand that contains a "SEP" residue. also, I am preparing my files using Charmm-GUI using charmm36 ff, but it says that it will rename my...

31 January 2021 6,321 1 View