Selecting particular columns from large datasets (csv) using R Studio?

So I have large number of csv files (100+) in a directory with same structure and column names. The data is in time series and there are approx 30 columns/file. However i only want to aggregate...

08 February 2021 245 5 View

How much pre-PCR dilution of mixed-template DNA extracted from pollen (honey) is appropriate for Metabarcoding?

I'm working on pollen DNA metabarcoding to identify the floral composition of honey. How much pre-PCR dilution of mixed-template DNA extracted from pollen (honey) is appropriate for the...

28 December 2020 9,132 1 View

How to add two vertical and parallel Fresnel reflection coefficients to retrieve overall reflection coefficient for a right hand circular wave?

I have a problem in which a right hand circular polarized wave (GPS wave) encounters an ideal smooth plane obliquely, and then is reflected off that. To solve this kind of problems, the wave is...

28 December 2020 2,271 3 View

Which is better to focus on teaching or research for a good academic life and Why?

Which is better to focus on teaching or research for For a good academic life and Why?

26 December 2020 5,737 9 View

Is ag paste suitable for back contact on silicon wafer? or i should deposit al on the back surface using pvd or plasma sputtering?

Fabricating silicon solar cell

22 December 2020 4,906 7 View

Which renewable source is the best ?

wind hydro solar etc.

21 December 2020 6,360 16 View

Why is light pure energy?

light is pure because the light is the simplest electromagnetic construct but the energy of any object is also of the same kind.

20 December 2020 207 4 View

How to handle Missing Values for Skipped Questions (Systematic Missing) in R ?

10 December 2020 435 4 View

What is the best industrial emulsifier to make silicon oil in water emulsion?

I need to make long-lasting stable emulsions of 6 wt. % percent silicon oil in DI water. The previousely made emulsions using Tween and Span Emulsifiers did not remain stable after a week.

31 October 2020 3,568 3 View

Carbon Emission calculation factors ?

I am thinking about writing a paper on carbon emissions based on electricity consumption data from some buildings. From a research perspective, which factors should i specially focus while...

09 October 2020 4,142 3 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 View

Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 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

Calculating volume of DNA required from DNA concentration?

Hi I am a bit confused. They are asking me to find out the volume of DNA required in ul (a total of 30-100 ng for genomic DNA) from the DNA concentration in the nanodrop reading which was 404.8...

26 February 2021 5,029 2 View

Has anyone used the Illumina ITS1 primer sets?

Hi everyone, Illumina provides a list of primers to amplify with high taxonomic coverage the ITS1 region for further fungal sequencing, but I cannot find the exact amount necessary of each...

25 February 2021 6,969 3 View

Errors in DNA sequences?

I am trying to better understand the scope of DNA replication and sequencing errors, e.g. 1. I have seen similar error rates of 10e4 to 10e5 for cell & instrumental DNA replication,...

24 February 2021 4,397 3 View

What might be the reason for obtaining two bands in plant genomic DNA extraction?

I got a thin band and a thick band i guess it would be the genomic DNA and the 260/280 ratio is 3.

21 February 2021 6,523 6 View

I can detect my protein but the encoding DNA sequence has stop codons within. Should I ignore the stop codons?

I constructed a synthetic DNA library (scFv, VH-VL orientation) with a 3' reporter and 8x histag. I cloned and expressed this gene following which I performed an ELISA. The ELISA results suggested...

19 February 2021 7,006 5 View

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17 February 2021 4,217 3 View

How much amount of DNA (ligation mix) should I use for transformation?

Hi Fellow Scientists! I am trying to clone my 300 bp insert into a 6 kb vector. I run a few different ligation reactions using (1:3 vector: insert molar ratios) 10, 20,30, and 40 ng/ul vector...

15 February 2021 9,563 6 View