High aspect ratio hexahedral mesh optimization solver?

I am interested in evaluating mesh optimization solvers that converge to high aspect ratio unstructured hexahedral grids. In other words, I am interested in a solver that optimizes warpage,...

26 February 2021 7,279 2 View

How to solve the fatal error "the entire source was rejected" in MCNP?

Simple geometry was made having concentric cylinders bounded by a square region. The geometry has a reflective boundary. The source was defined at one point in the boundary and when it had been...

17 February 2021 4,364 3 View

How does a freeze dryer destruct your solid sample?

Several times I lost my sample during freeze drying. There was no solid or powder in the vial after freeze drying. I'm sure sample contained solute because i took its NMR spectrum. I covered the...

15 February 2021 6,749 2 View

How to model Type 1 collagen structure for finite element analysis ?

I have started a project in which stress distribution in Type 1-collagen scaffold is to be modelled. I am thinking of using finite element analysis to model the structure and the loading...

07 February 2021 5,487 3 View

Hey guys, I'm looking for an efficient protocol to transfect patient-derived tumor cells with a high rate of transient transfection?

As you know it's quite tricky to get primary cells transfected at a relatively high rate!

31 January 2021 3,580 4 View

How can I model a vacuum region between a concentric tube in Ansys fluent?

I am modeling a double pipe (concentric tube) in Ansys Fluent. The center tube contains nanofluid, and the region between the pipes is a vacuum zone. The outer tube is used for reducing convection...

22 January 2021 2,781 3 View

What type of plants is better to work in gene regulation control project ?

I Interested in to work in gene network modeling thus I need to know what is future of gene network modeling in agriculture thanks

04 January 2021 6,527 3 View

Is it possible to culture several cell lines in the same plate/dish/flask with complete cell separation?

I'm trying to screen the effect of a toxic agent. I need to see its effect on a few different cell lines with different degrees of resistance to this compound. I would like to possibly culture...

31 December 2020 5,740 3 View

Help with insect identification?

Could someone help me identify the insect in this picture?

31 December 2020 2,109 5 View

How to find the natural frequency of nonlinear model (hyperelastic materials) in ansys APDL?

I'm working on the FE analysis of nonlinear vibration of circular plate in ansys APDL. I considered the Mooney-Rivlin model of hyperelastic materials. So i want to know that how to find natural...

27 December 2020 8,696 2 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

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

What is the difference between genotype and haplotype data in the ped format?

Hi everybody In the ped format for genotype, alleles of any SNP are represented by two columns (one for each allele, separated by a space). Is a column sufficient for the haplotype to...

27 February 2021 1,965 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

RNA degraded after good nanodrop readings?

23 February 2021 8,850 2 View