2.6 Drying gas flow controller cannot regulate the requested setting after a fixed amount of time?

We keep getting this error on our Agilent 6470 TQ. We were told it could either be our N2 generator or filter traps. We've called the manufacturer of our generator and they believe it's working...

21 January 2021 2,969 1 View

TRAP staining (rat femur) faids away ovenight?

Hi, does anyone know why TRAP staining faids in FFPE rat femur sections? My protocol: After deparaffination and rehydration i put the slides in Acetat Buffer for 20min, then they go to the...

14 December 2020 3,112 4 View

Can anyone help me regarding the doubling time of JAWS II cells?

Anyone with experience in growing JAWS II cells could give me an idea of its doubling time? I intend to use these cells for transfection protocols. Any tips to help with growing and transfecting...

01 December 2020 855 3 View

Which software, other than NVivo, do you use to code and perform thematic analysis of your interviews?

We undergone so much problems with NVivo (activation, compatibility PC vs MAC) and it is so much expensive.

07 July 2020 8,222 10 View

Secondary structure causing late amplification in NTC of TaqMan qPCR?

Hello, Excluding contamination and probe degradation, can anyone suggest a cause of late amplification in the NTC of TaqMan qPCR ? I considered the possibility of primer dimers, but since they...

21 March 2020 8,904 3 View

What can I do to improve my 260/230 values?

I am experiencing low 260/230 values after using Qiagen's DNeasy PowerSoil Pro Kit. I have been getting values anywhere from around 0.11 to 1.10. After speaking with a Qiagen rep, she recommended...

03 March 2020 4,203 7 View

Can 4% PFA in methanol free PBS fix AND permeabilize cells ?

Dears, I used 4% PFA to stain in vitro cultured cells for protein staining (Cristal Violet). No I would like to stain lipid droplets in the cell with oil-red solution. I thought I will NEED...

06 February 2020 2,010 1 View

Doubt about anti-mouse IgG-CFL 488 sc-362259 specificity?

I am using the rabbit anti-mouse IgG-CFL 488 sc-362259 from Santa Cruz and because some problems we performed a test using the secondary antibody without the primary and we realized this antibody...

15 January 2020 2,947 1 View

Is there any maximum number for studies that can be included in meta-analysis?

I'm doing a meta-analysis under a broad topic and about 50 studied reached my inclusion criteria. Is that number acceptable and if not how many studies should I have? Indeed, the topic of this...

12 September 2019 1,644 4 View

C-myc negative control cell line?

Hello fellows, I am looking for a cell line or cell type, which shows no or very low expression of c-myc. I want to use it as a negative control in PCR. Has anybody checked the RNA expression of...

28 July 2019 3,691 3 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Which fluorescent dye to use for measuring total ROS production?

Is DCFDA appropriate for measuring total ROS production, or can it only detect certain types of ROS? If I want to measure total ROS production, which dye should I use?

01 March 2021 9,447 3 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 View

How to evaluate unsupervised clustering metrics when some elements do not have a cluster label in the result?

I run algorithms like HDBSCAN and MeanShift, and compare them with K-means and GaussianMixture. The first two algorithms do not return cluster labels for some elements in the dataset. My question...

27 February 2021 428 3 View

When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

Is there anyone who experienced with cytotoxic effect of Hoescht 33342 dye?

Is Hoechst toxic to cells? In general, it is known as non-toxic. I am working with dsRED MDA-MB-231 cell line. I applied it for my PDMS-based microfluidic platform, for this reason, I incubated...

26 February 2021 9,119 3 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

What is the best surface to culture cells isolated from a skin biopsy?

Hello, recently I am having some difficulties with maintaining the cell culture of primary cells isolated from a skin biopsy (normal and malignant). The coating of culture plates with Matrigel (a...

26 February 2021 6,151 2 View