Has anyone stained pSTAT3 in T cells for FACS?

I am stimulating with IL-27, IL-6, or IL-21 and trying to see pSTAT3 in naive CD4+ T cells. I have tried BD's protocol using the Perm buffer III, I have used Stumhofer et al., 2007, AOH Hall et...

03 November 2020 2,653 3 View

How do I troubleshoot for the KOD Hotstart DNA polymerase kit?My PCR products are stuck in the wells of the gel. The Tm of the primer is 47 degress.

26 May 2016 256 3 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 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

Does diseases like fungal,bacterial etc of rice plant is different from nutrient deficiency diseases?how deep learning is used except classification?

can any one suggest me other than classification, how deep learning technique can be used in plant disease detection in rice plant? could a research work continued from fungal,bacterial...

07 February 2021 470 2 View

Question regarding investigation of the nature of bacteria: whether it can cause human diseases or not?

Hi all, Considering that one has the whole genome sequence (annotated) of a bacterium and wants to know if it has the potential to cause human diseases, what steps would you recommend...

26 January 2021 8,732 3 View

What makes yellow color appear in phosphorus sample after autoclave digestion?

I was using autoclave for digesting water samples for Total phosphorus measurement with ascorbic acid method. The autoclave was set to perform 2 hours digestion and around 121 Celsius degrees. I...

25 January 2021 206 3 View

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) incidence in the Czech Republic in recent years?

Dear Sir or Madam, i'm a medical student. In range of school lesson i have to research about TBE (see topic) in the country of Czech Republic. I would be pleased if you could give me a hand on...

24 January 2021 5,984 4 View