How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

How to estimate 2SLS with different instruments for different endogenous variables?

To be specific, I want to conduct an IV regression in stata with the following three equations. EQ1: Y1 ~Y2 Y3 X EQ2: Y2 ~ Z1 EQ3: Y3 ~ Z2 Both Y2 and Y3 are endogenous. However, Z1 and Z2 are...

23 February 2021 6,266 3 View

How to do DNA normalization based on qPCR values?

Hi Everyone: I have a question regarding to qPCR. I am trying to do RT-PCR, and I want to have equal amount of input DNA for my RT-PCR, so I normalize my DNA input based on qPCR values of a...

31 January 2021 6,977 4 View

How to simulate enzymatic hydrolyis of sucrose in a CSTR coupled with ultrafiltration membrane with comsol?

Dear all, I am trying to simulate the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose with invertase in CSTR in Comsol. The reaction pathway is such that Sucrose + Water -> Fructose + Glucose. It is desired...

27 January 2021 2,525 4 View

For DNA purification, what is the difference between purifying magnetic beads and column?

Hi! I noticed that mostly the single cell assay use AMPure beads (magnetic) instead of purifying column. But both function through a DNA affinity coating, just on surface in beads and on membrane...

27 January 2021 9,043 5 View

How to design an Ultrafiltration membrane for a CSTR?

Dear all, I am designing an Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane coupled with a CSTR. It is desired to utilized a dead end stirred reactor. The main purpose is to separate the enzyme used from the final...

27 January 2021 7,924 1 View

MS/MS protein analysis?

Hi Everyone: I want to quantify the relative amount of a protein in 2 samples. I will first digest the sample with trypsin, and subject the resulting peptides to LC-MS/MS analysis. I will then...

25 January 2021 8,333 3 View

Any stable dye to color acrylamide hydrogel beads?

Hi! We are generating hydrogel beads(50-60um) using microfluidics as single-cell beads. To simply all the experiments (especially the centrifuge), I am looking for a dye. The dye should be stable...

14 January 2021 4,383 8 View

What effect will different solvents have on the ATRP reaction?

I want to do an ATRP reaction, synthesize an ATRP initiator, use DMF as a solvent, and mix DMF, BIBB and TEA to turn red. Why does it turn red? Xylene has been used as a solvent before, and there...

04 January 2021 8,034 3 View

How to cut dsDNA chain with Uracil-DNA Glycosylase at the point of dU in room temperature?

18 December 2020 6,908 3 View

Binary Logistic Generalized Linear Mixed model in SPSS. Is it doable?

I want to analyses the proportion of swimming sperm of three species of fish in two salinities. To analyse the proportion of swimming sperm in a Generalized Linear Model, I would use a Binary...

03 March 2021 2,297 3 View

Is there a method of determining feed digestibility without the need to re-pellet the feed?

I am aiming to determine the ADC values of a commercial fish feed, but I do not have a steam pelleter or extruder available to me. Ideally, the pellets could be coated with some inert marker....

28 February 2021 7,967 3 View

Good morning research fellows, Has anyone worked with senna alata plant extract on any kind of fish?

Literatures on the piscicidal effect of sennaa alata is scanty. if you have any related litrature either in the bark, leaves or roots used as treatment to any aquatic organism please kindly help...

28 February 2021 9,138 2 View

Anyone know of a good progesterone antibody?

I am looking for a good progesterone antibody to quantify levels of progesterone in zebrafish. Applications would be ELISA, and immunohistochemistry.

28 February 2021 5,929 2 View

Can Ethovision store the generated data and video recordings directly to NAS system?

The size of data generated by Ethovision is huge. Having NAS system for data storage seems to be a good option, I am wondering whether Ethovision can directly store the data to the NAS system...

27 February 2021 6,350 2 View

Experimental Design: How deal with pseudreplicates with immunological and clinical-chemical paramaeters?

Hello everybody, I am investigating the influence of a toxinon various clinical-chemical and haematological parameters in fish. I have three treatments (control, low dose, high dose) in my...

24 February 2021 1,243 1 View

Hi i want to ask that in order to find out LC 50 (96 hours) of particular toxin for fish. Should we keep the animals with food or without food?

if we expose the fish after acclimatization to particular toxin in order to find out LC 50 (96 hours).Should we keep the fish off feed or with feed for that duration. Some literature show that...

24 February 2021 357 2 View

Is it harmful to breed for Cre Homozygosity initially?

Hello, I am currently using a Cas9 knock in system that will be expressed in the liver. To do so STOP codon fl/fl Cas9 KI mice were bred with Albumin-Cre mice to generate heterozgous pups, that...

24 February 2021 5,759 3 View

Which polarizers are usually used to measure the birefringence of zebrafish muscles?

I already found several publications on that topic, however, the specifications for the used filters are often missing. Some more specific information than "fish is placed between to polarizing...

23 February 2021 1,934 1 View

How we can measure Kemp % in wool without using of benzene?

Would you please let me to know about the methods for measurement of medullation and Kemp % on animal? My problem is that the wool sampling and sending to laboratory is not possible. So I would...

21 February 2021 7,260 4 View