Help needed: How to map AA, AG, and GG genotypes on to polymorphism information?

Dear Colleagues, I am new to genes and genotyping and I need help. I am trying to figure our how AA, AG, and GG genotypes map on to A1 for DRD2/ANKK1 Taq1A polymorphism(rs1800497) and Val or MET...

02 February 2021 3,861 3 View

Can anyone explain why my starters are amplifying sequence from human genome instead of HPV16?

Hello, I'm working on primers from the publication: Okodo M, Okayama K, Teruya K, Sasagawa T. Uniplex E6/E7 PCR method detecting E6 or E7 genes in 39 human papillomavirus types. J Med Virol....

24 January 2021 7,636 3 View

Mounted sample stained with organic dyes (eg Alexa647) for superresolution?

I am looking for a way to prepare a mounted bio sample for testing superresolution methods, such as fixed cell culture. So far, most protocols I found for Alexa647 and other dyes require liquid...

12 January 2021 6,040 3 View

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04 January 2021 3,293 1 View

Can I add or delete studies from systematic review during revision stage of paper publication?

I have conducted a systematic review and one of the reviewers had mentioned about missing out on some good studies from the sample. on the surface the study is on a different topic but after an...

21 December 2020 573 4 View

What is the glucose content in Cellic CTec2?

Hi, I've determined the glucose content in Cellic CTec2 enzyme blend and it is 12-14 mg per 100 mg of enzyme blend. Could anyone share with me your results so I can compare it with mine?

08 December 2020 6,312 3 View

Paper authorship for students?

I had a few students help me with a simple but time-consuming task. The data they helped with will be used in a scientific paper. The students are part of the Student Research Program (SRP) at my...

11 October 2020 4,514 12 View

What is in common household dust?

Hi there, I am an undergraduate student in the UK and started to work on my dissertation, my subject is around common household dust. However, I can't seem to find any articles on basic and...

08 October 2020 6,838 1 View

I could not find a publication that fits the idea of evaporation together with DPD. Any suggestions?

I did find some papers that incorporate the two ideas together but I could not follow the research methodology. The simulation results were remarkable but not self explanatory. I tried to follow...

20 September 2020 5,354 4 View

How can I find out the molecular weight of acid chloride?

Dear all,, I am working on fatty acid chloride. So I wanted to find out the molecular weight of fatty acid chloride? So it is possible to find out using GPC or GCMS or there is any tritiometric...

06 September 2020 5,139 6 View

What is the indication of the absence of peaks in Methanol electrooxidation CV curves ?

I have several question regarding the MOR; hope anyone help me better understand. 1- in CV using (KOH+MEOH) what is the indication of absence of the redox peaks? shouldn't they exist as a sign...

28 February 2021 4,851 8 View

Interested to stain mice tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, anybody has a protocol to recommend?

Interested to stain mice brain tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, appreciate if anyone willing to offer me some guidance or suggestions! Thank you!

28 February 2021 3,951 2 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

Why do my MCFs not form monolayer?

Hello, I am looking for some expertise on culturing MCF7s. I purchased them from ATCC and I have been following all media and culture conditions. Media is EMEM with 10% FBS and 10ug/mL of...

27 February 2021 3,904 2 View

Is there anyone who experienced with cytotoxic effect of Hoescht 33342 dye?

Is Hoechst toxic to cells? In general, it is known as non-toxic. I am working with dsRED MDA-MB-231 cell line. I applied it for my PDMS-based microfluidic platform, for this reason, I incubated...

26 February 2021 9,119 3 View

Why my agarose gel staining sometimes looks not homogenic but like gradient (see the figure)?

I am worried about this overexposure of the upper part of the gel in the picture. Is it possible that this is the result of too much concentration of ethidium bromide? Why is there such a big...

25 February 2021 8,140 3 View

Markers of mitochondrial activity in FFPE tissues?

Hello everybody, Does someone have any experience with assessing/extimating mitochondrial activity on FFPE tissues? Precisely, no TOM20, ATP5B, etc: we are trying to get an approximative idea of...

24 February 2021 4,618 4 View

Can a Golgi-stained dendritic spines picture processed by Image J be directly used for publication?

24 February 2021 3,348 2 View

Is there an appropriate CD8 antibody for IHC-P for staining human breast cancer tissues?

Hello, We are planning on staining Formalin-fixed paraffin breast cancer tissue sections (FFPE) with CD8 Ab via immunofluorescence (Tissue IF). Based on our existing protocol and imaging...

24 February 2021 9,578 4 View

Reagents for histology slides?

Dear all, I am planning to study histology and want to do that at home. I have only stained a blood smear with Giemsa but now want to try a wider range of animal tissues. What reagents will I...

24 February 2021 5,430 3 View