How can I selectively dry etch Ti on a polymer substrate?

24 February 2021 5,378 1 View

Despite single-cell RNA, how can I characterize a new cell subtype/phenotype?

A new cell subtype was found out only during regeneration phases after a cuprizone-induced demyelination model. How can I characterize this cell? It is important to highlight that was already...

13 February 2021 1,245 1 View

How to identify when a gaussian program is about terminate normally?

Dear all, I am trying to optimize a bimetallic complex using # opt=tight b3lyp/lanl2dz scf=qc geom=connectivity. The program is running for around 5 days but the size of the .chk remains same...

05 February 2021 8,721 3 View

How can I improve RNA extration from human neutrophils?

I tried several times extrating RNA from human neutrophils and the amount of RNA at the end of the precedure was minimal. I also tried using colunns from QIAGEN. Never had any problem with tissue...

26 January 2021 8,881 4 View

A light for the oxford nanopore rapid attachment chemistry. Does anyone know how this works?

Some Oxford Nanopore kits have Primers with 5 ' modification that provide ligation to adapters without the need for ligases (ligase-free method), as in 16S barcoding kits. Does anyone know what...

21 December 2020 8,612 3 View

How can I merge Scopus and WOS metadata?

I am conducting a systematic review and need to merge the metadata of the articles resulting from the search in these databases (Web of Science and Scopus) to analyze in WOSviewer. How can I do this?

17 December 2020 9,292 3 View

When available, are you planning to receive SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 immunization? What do you most fear about it?

If possible, let us know about the which vaccine would be available in your geographic location.

06 December 2020 3,527 23 View

How do you create a 0.5M EDTA disodium salt solution at pH=7.4?

I have been trying to make a 0.5M EDTA solution by dissolving EDTA disodium salt dihydrate in 500mL of purified water and adjusting the pH to ~8.0 so that the salt dissolves. To aid in the...

12 October 2020 3,242 2 View

How can I increase the length of DNA fragments recovered from QIAamp DNA Micro Kit?

Hi everyone. I'm performing DNA extractions for pools of ~10 individual Daphnia magna (water fleas) using the Qiagen QIAamp DNA Micro Kit. I use a pestle to homogenise the Daphnia before entering...

07 September 2020 9,956 1 View

Can we use efficiently capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE or FSCE) to separate nanoparticles?

Can we use capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE or FSCE) to separate nanoparticles, please? Are there works in the literature on this topic? What are the main difficulties to develop...

04 September 2020 3,385 5 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 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

Problem with shRNA transfection. Why are only two plates getting contaminated instead of all?

I transfected my LNCaP-WT cells with 3 shRNA plus their NTC two weeks ago and split two puromycin selected cell plates on Friday last week(Feb 26). I checked for GFP in the cells, and they all...

28 February 2021 4,949 3 View

Genome-wide gene identification protocol ?

Is there any book chapter/book, webpage or research article available to understand genome-wide gene identification?

28 February 2021 8,095 1 View

Any specific pipeline or parameter to analyse total transcriptomics study of brain tissue samples?

I have two groups of brain samples, control and treated for example. It was total RNA nova seq sequencing. I tried all the available pipeline like: star+rsem+deseq2, Hista+stringtie+cuffdiff,...

27 February 2021 356 6 View

Why is the efficiency of viral mRNA electroporation in PBMC low?

Hello, I have been struggling with the electroporation of PBMC with HIV-I mRNA. Although the quality of the RNA generated is good, and the handling of the cells in meticulous, the frequency of...

27 February 2021 9,233 3 View

What is the best concentration of cDNA to be used for qPCR?

I have synthesised cDNA from 500ng/ul of RNA. The concentration of the cDNA Is about 5000ng/ul. Should I dilute my cDNA or just use it as it is for my qPCR? I usually use 2ul of cDNA for a 20ul...

24 February 2021 8,618 3 View

Recommendations on homogenizers for RNA isolation?

I will be performing RNA isolation with frozen lung biopsy samples and am in the market for a tissue homogenizer. I am wanting a homogenizer that will fit in a 1.5ml tube. I was looking at the...

24 February 2021 3,623 3 View

RNA-seq DEGs downstream analysis and reporting in literature?

I used EdgeR to get the list of DEGs (differentially expressed genes) from my liver RNA-seq experiment. I have done the gene overrepresentation and GSEA based pathway analysis. I am currently...

23 February 2021 8,969 1 View

Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View