Is it strictly recommended to run samples in duplicate during SNP genotyping analysis?

02 February 2021 8,877 3 View

Apricot database - where to search?

I work in apricot research and we have a breeding program for abiotic stress tolerance. I collect data from the cultivars i could use in this program individually, but there are several hundred...

01 February 2021 386 3 View

Is there something I can do to increase the chances of successful ISSR bands amplification during PCR ?

Hello, I have a following issue: I extracted approx. 20 plant DNA samples from dry leaves (old herbarium items) using Qiagen DNeasy Plant Mini kit. When I run a PCR for housekeeping gene (alpha...

22 March 2020 2,664 6 View

Are there any data available about the mechanism of loss of effectivity to immune checkpoint inhibitors?

Despite the good effectivity of the immune checkpoint inhibitors a proportion of patients will face relapse, and will be resistant to this treatment. I am intereseted if we know anything about...

03 January 2019 8,134 3 View

Do the AMV or M-MLV-RT (or derivatives) have any ligation or strand displacement activities?

21 October 2013 6,816 1 View

Bioclimatic variables: alternative way of selecting the specific month or quarter

Dear Species Distribution Modelers and All, Have you ever tried to select the specific month/quarter (e.g. wettest quarter for bio8) in a way other than the default one? If yes, how? If not, why...

01 January 1970 2,148 3 View

How can I assign a velocity along one direction to CO2 molecules in a molecular dynamics simulation using GROMACS?

Dear all, I am trying to perform a MD simulation about the interaction between CO2 and a polymer. I create my model, solvate it and perform the NVT and NPT equilibration. Now I am not able to...

26 February 2021 10,014 3 View

Recalcitrant seed short-mid storage method?

Dear peer scientists, Ultradry storage is not suitable for recalcitrant seeds. However, theoretically, if we can stabilize the structure of the subcellular membrane, as well as glassify the...

25 February 2021 2,442 1 View

Is there a suitable way to confine cell attachment area inside a multi-well plate?

Are there any types of cylindrical cell culture inserts that are designed to confine cell seeding area? Say, if I'm using a 12 well plate (3.5 cm^2/well), but only want to seed cells in the middle...

22 February 2021 7,127 4 View

Is it possible to use maize mature seed to do transformation for maize transgenic study?

Almost all research reports which i ever seen work on Early mature embryo for Agrobacterium mediated maize transformation. In other grass families like rice, we can use mature seed and what do...

17 February 2021 1,434 13 View

Dealing with BMDM seeding and RNA extraction ?

biomedical master student here , i am dealing with mice BMDM and would like some help , i seed 0.5 x 10^6 cells/per well in a 6 well plate but when i extract the RNA i get a very low yeild , i...

15 February 2021 1,102 5 View

Is secondary metabolite production more at vegetative growth stage or during reproductive stage?

Hi, I am working on the effect of heavy metals on a medicinal plant by pot experimentation. Analyzing the effect of heavy metals on secondary metabolites is one of the parameters. I will be...

11 February 2021 6,683 6 View

Are the topics below viable research in plant biotechnology?

1. Chemically induced mutagenesis in seed and qPCR detection and amplification of desired trait. 2. Site-directed mutagenesis in qualitative traits of a multiline seed.

04 February 2021 9,069 3 View

Seeds harvest from white clover by selfing?

I tried to get seeds from white clover by self-fertilization but I could not get the seeds. As you know the white clover is generally fertilized by crossing. I wanna get the seeds by...

04 February 2021 9,152 4 View

What is the best method of preparing cell supernatant samples for a Luminex assay to detect cytokines ?

I am planning to run a Luminex assay using cell supernatant to assess cytokine secretion by tumor cells. I came across different methods in literature; some suggest seeding in complete media and...

03 February 2021 4,867 3 View

How do I measure Arabidopsis germination rate?

Hi there, I'm looking for a way to measure the Arabidopsis germination rate, like what media I should use to plant the seeds and what indicator I should see for germination. I'm planning to...

02 February 2021 4,785 3 View