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

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

Is there a method of determining feed digestibility without the need to re-pellet the feed?

I am aiming to determine the ADC values of a commercial fish feed, but I do not have a steam pelleter or extruder available to me. Ideally, the pellets could be coated with some inert marker....

28 February 2021 7,967 3 View

What is the difference between genotype and haplotype data in the ped format?

Hi everybody In the ped format for genotype, alleles of any SNP are represented by two columns (one for each allele, separated by a space). Is a column sufficient for the haplotype to...

27 February 2021 1,965 1 View

Can Ethovision store the generated data and video recordings directly to NAS system?

The size of data generated by Ethovision is huge. Having NAS system for data storage seems to be a good option, I am wondering whether Ethovision can directly store the data to the NAS system...

27 February 2021 6,350 2 View

Is it harmful to breed for Cre Homozygosity initially?

Hello, I am currently using a Cas9 knock in system that will be expressed in the liver. To do so STOP codon fl/fl Cas9 KI mice were bred with Albumin-Cre mice to generate heterozgous pups, that...

24 February 2021 5,759 3 View

Are there lab markers/pens resistant to Roti-Histol?

Hi, I'm looking for a pen/marker to write on the smooth, transparent (non-frosted) part of microscopy slides which does not get washed away by alcohols and most importantly Roti-Histol. I want to...

24 February 2021 9,902 5 View

I have a problem with kanamycin - why the kanamycin doesn't affect?

Hi everyone, I need to expression of GFP with pET28 plasmid in E. coli BL21(DE3) plysE. Transformed cells have kanamycin and chloramphenicol resistance. Normally, only transformed cells should...

22 February 2021 4,032 4 View

Are there any databases for gene co-expression or expression pattern clustering?

I am currently working on gene clustering based on co-expression pattern in mouse brain. The problem is I do not have some solid way to test my result. Are there any suggestions for databases...

22 February 2021 4,374 3 View

How does elongation affect the resistance of an electrode?

What are the testing rate for electrodes recommended by ASTM for cochlear implants. I am currently doing the 15mm/min elongatio testing.

22 February 2021 1,515 1 View