How do you choose the detergent concentration for protein purification?

hey i am using 2%OG and 1%DDM what concentration do i need to use with DM? is there a formula to calculate? Why usualy using 1%DDM and 2% OG (what % is higher then the CMC?) thanks

31 December 2018 3,925 8 View

Is using synonyms or antonyms enough in paraphrasing a text? Is doing this considered Paraphrasing?

When coming to write a research paper or a report, most EFL students tend to paraphrase through using synonyms and antonyms. Thinking that it is enough. How can we deal with such a thing?

26 December 2018 5,894 15 View

How to calculate the sample size? Can I cite the same article(s) in more than one research?

I'm planning to do a research based on questionnaire/ survey and population are clinical researchers from the whole country. The count of researchers in the country in unknown (I don't know how...

07 March 2018 2,405 4 View

In survey, not all questions answered by respondents. What should I do ?

for example, total respondents are 100. 50 answered Q6, 45 answered Q7 , 60 answered Q8. What should I do to write the results to be acceptable for the journal reviewers? The survey has...

04 February 2018 1,164 4 View

When dissolving expanded polystyrene (EPS) in acetone what fumes are produced? And is there a way of measuring this?

I am researching and developing alternate methods of recycling EPS and am getting interesting results via dissolution in acetone. However I want to make an evaluation of the potentially hazardous...

15 January 2018 478 2 View

How do calculate decolorizing activity of bacteria by using uv-vis spectrophotometer?

27 June 2017 596 3 View

How can i produce genomic analysis (DNA extract) with very low concentration of DNA from Yeast?

hey all i need to extract DNA from yeast cells. but how can i do it from one yeast or very low number of yeast cells. is there a special protocol for it? Thanks May

17 June 2017 5,842 9 View

Does exist a gene expression programming toolbox for matlab?

20 May 2017 3,852 4 View

For recharging Hitrap Talon 1ml cobalt, can I use Cl2Co*6H2O?

The GE official protocol says I need 50mM Cl2Co, so should I calculate only by the Cl2Co MW? Thank you!

30 April 2017 3,961 2 View

What settings should i be using on Primer3 and Primer BLAST to prevent primers with potential off-target products from showing up in my results?

22 March 2017 6,290 3 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 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

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

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View

Has anyone experienced changes in growth for cell culture when purchasing media from different companies?

I recently switched the company where we buy our DMEM/F12 and i have noticed a signficant change in growth for my human olfactory neurosphere cell lines

24 February 2021 2,268 3 View

Advice on growing lactobacillus species in the lab?

Hello everyone, For part of my PhD project, I'm hoping to grow some lactobacillus species in the lab so that I can create standard curves for a qPCR quantification of a faecal sample. However, I...

24 February 2021 3,157 6 View

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22 February 2021 9,932 11 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