What's the best way to store Ciliates (protozoa) for RNA isolation ?

I have some samples (few cells of ciliates) are preserved in RNAlater. So is there any problem if I start my work by adding lysis buffer for RNA extraction in my preserved samples stored in...

16 May 2018 8,561 3 View

How to determine the boundary or the region of ITS1 (internal transcribed space 1) , specially for ciliates

Thanks for your input.

23 March 2014 4,746 3 View

Intra and interspecific sequence divergence?

How to calculate intra and interspecific sequence variability form 30 sequences using MEGA 5?

11 January 2014 7,705 7 View

How do I increase the yield of my PCR product?

Hello, We would like to increase the yield of our PCR product. We are running a series of PCR reactions that is targeting ~1.1kb sequence. We begin each reaction with ~400pg of template DNA...

02 March 2021 4,029 3 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

How does the injection volume impact LLOQ and ULOQ in regression analysis (LC-MSMS)?

Hello, I have run into an issue that has sparkled a debate at work: is the LLOQ/ULOQ impacted by injection volume under the following circumstances: 1) Same dilution factor of all samples 2)...

23 February 2021 9,159 3 View

How can we add reinforced thermoplastics with granules in injection molding machine?

I need to make an injection molding machine in which short fibers are to be introduced. Short fiber length and material properties are to be determined and also the material strength are to be...

22 February 2021 4,290 1 View

How to prepare electrolyte of NaClO4 salt for Na-ion battery? Any problem with this salt?

Hello, I am trying to make anode for Na-ion batteries. I have no experience with preparation of the electrolyte for any batteries. NaClO4 salt are available and I am planning to use EC:PC as...

21 February 2021 8,132 1 View

I want to remove TiO2 and SiO2 coating from surface. any one can help me?

I want to remove TiO2 and SiO2 coating from surface. I think that i should use HCl and MgCl2 and an oxidation agent such as potassium nitrate, but i dont know in which propertion should these...

14 February 2021 300 3 View

Does any one have experience with Autoclavable cell culture media (RPMI 1640/DMEM)? Does it work well?

12 February 2021 2,958 1 View

How to determinate of molecular structure of salt into the liquid?

I need to determine the open formula of our complex, presumably consisting of sodium tungstate Na2WO4 and aluminum sulfate Al2 (SO4) 3. Our problem is that with an increase in the concentration...

11 February 2021 5,821 1 View

What can I do to keep magnetic beads suspended in solution within a syringe?

I'm looking for ways to prevent the settling of magnetic beads in solution. I have been using a syringe pump to inject a suspension of magnetic beads in PBS into a microfluidic device, and so far...

09 February 2021 6,206 2 View

How do I change g/l into mM for bacto agar. I am trying to get the millimolar content of sodium and chloride percentage in bacto agar. How do I do it?

I am doing a salt tolerance-related experiment and for that I need to relate my salt levels to that in bacto agar. I don't want my salt concentrations to increase due to already salt content...

09 February 2021 4,158 1 View