Lipid structures disappear upon negative stainging. Does anyone knows this effect?

13 December 2020 1,559 3 View

Cryo-EM Vitrobot settings for large lipid structures. How can I reduce ice thicknes?

Dear all, I have an issue figuring out good plunging conditions for large lipid structures: I have carbon coated C-Flat 2/2 400mesh copper grids with large (elongated) lipid structures on it....

13 December 2020 6,696 2 View

Can I use lentiviral packaging HEK293T cell lines to produce stable clones?

Hi, I generally made LV in HEK293T cell lines by triple transfection. I am wondering whether the newly generated LV will transduce the packaging HEK293T. In this way I could exploit the...

09 September 2020 6,333 3 View

Which software is the best for scientific presentations in which equations occupy a big part of it?

I usually use Beamer, in which equations are easy to write (and I already have them in Latex) but it's too static and rigid. In Powerpoint it is impossible to write the equations, it takes a lot...

15 July 2020 8,260 3 View

How to calculate the max Jsc for a given Eg using spectral irradiance [W/(m2*eV)] data?

I'm calculating the max available Jsc as a function of bandag Eg. For that I'm using the following integral: Jsc=q*int(f(Eph)*EQE.dEph) from Eg to \inf With: q=1C/eV f(Eph) Spectral Irradiance...

07 July 2020 5,873 4 View

Inverted current Mirror connection in LM741?

Analyzing the topology of the LM741 , the current mirror (Q8-Q9) that bias the first stage of the op. amp. is not connected as usual (see the red circle on the picture). Curiosly, this way to...

24 January 2020 8,419 2 View

Negative values in anti-inflammatory assay: inhibition of albumin denaturation?

I am performing in vitro anti-inflammatory assay: inhibiton of albumin denaturation by organic extract and purified fractions from natural material. Since my samples are colored (red, orange,...

14 September 2019 2,528 1 View

Can you help me with Python script?

Hi to all, I have an approaching deadline and to perform my analysis (design guide RNAs) I need to insert a lot of mutations in my sequenze (txt file). Mutations are inside a excel in file...

05 February 2019 2,494 1 View

What are good color palettes for students in the autism spectrum?

I've read that, for students in the spectrum, it may help to design a class environment that avoids overstimulating their cognitive system with unnecessary distractions, one of them begin colorful...

28 January 2019 2,557 3 View

How to improve undergraduate and postgraduate educational settings with gamification?

Gamification is a brilliant strategy to support the development of educational settings, especially in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Therefore, I would like to ask you what do you think...

22 October 2018 2,456 3 View

How can you bring two structures together to create an adhesive bond in LAMMPS?

I have created an Ice 1h crystalline structure and an Aluminium substrate structure and equilibrated both at 250K. Now I need to bring them together in a way that an adhesive bond is created....

01 March 2021 3,325 2 View

Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS?

I need to model masonry and reinforced concrete minarets for my MSc thesis. Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS? (Or any other program for just...

01 March 2021 736 3 View

Are these moths Spodoptera frugiperda?

The caterpillars of the moths were collected as fruitborers in pepper at a farmer. I reared them till the adults hatched and compared them with pictures and descriptions on the internet. Are these...

24 February 2021 7,785 5 View

Alginate and silk fibroin hydrogels toxic to cells?

Hello, I asm currently working with alginate and silk fibroin hydrogels. I prepared a blend of alginate and aqueous silk fibroin (straight from dialysis) and resorted to ionic crosslinking to...

23 February 2021 8,249 2 View

What to do with absence of fluorescence label in Fucci2a mouse-derived fibroblast culture?

Dear all, I have harvested fibroblast cells from R26p-Fucci2 mouse embryos (mouse line as described in this paper: https://dev.biologists.org/content/140/1/237) and cultured them on plastic,...

17 February 2021 3,368 2 View

Which detection method is better for an ELISA-based assay: colorimetric or fluorometric?

Hello, I am planning to perform an ELISA-based assay to quantify the percentage of genomic methylation (5-methylcytosine) in human embryonic stem cells. I've been searching for some kits and I...

16 February 2021 8,389 3 View

Is my GFAP staining in right position?

I was differentiate hESC to astrocyte. In the second week of differentiation, I stained my cell with s100beta and GFAP. I expected that the staining site of GFAP would come from the cytoplasm,...

15 February 2021 8,982 1 View

How to raise temperature in small increments during equilibration in LAMMPS?

All, I am trying to equilibrate an Ice 1h crystalline structure to 250K in LAMMPS. When I tried to do this at 250K directly, the structure lost it's crystalline shape and became disordered post...

14 February 2021 5,747 2 View

Which anesthetic for cortisol determination in fish?

I am a bit confused. I am planning an experiment in the field where fish will be caught by electrofishing. Afterwards, they are supposed to be euthanised by using an anaesthetic. I found...

10 February 2021 1,101 4 View

Which is the best way to calculate doubling time for human embryonic stem cells?

Hi! I would like to perform a doubling time assay in several newly derived human embryonic stem cell lines. Since hESC must be passaged as cell clumps, I cannot know the exact number of cells I am...

10 February 2021 2,895 4 View