How to convert Terapeutic Human Doses to Cell Experimentation Doses?

"Toxicological evaluations revealed that Cur is found to be pharmacologically safe, even up to 12 g per day, as reported by several animal studies and in phase-I clinical trials Similarly,...

07 December 2020 3,012 1 View

Is it possible to get genomic context data on bulk of accessions?

I'm trying to build local gene synteny to identify homologs between different species. To do that, I've been accessing each individual gene of interest, going into gene view in NCBI and...

04 November 2020 9,038 2 View

Transmembrane Protein 3-D Coordinate File Preparation Question?

Hello I hope you are all doing well.:) Several transmembrane Pannexin1 3-D coordinate files have been submitted to the PDB, however, I believe all are missing coordinates in some of the Pannexin1...

11 August 2020 4,875 3 View

What are the best metrics for evaluating the quality of non-spherical clusters?

Hi. I'm dealing with clustering of data were the resulting clusters are, in general, non-spherical. Some of them are not convex. What are the best internal metrics for evaluating these kind of...

27 March 2020 5,076 2 View

How can I separate hematite from bornite in a powder?

17 March 2020 570 3 View

How can I access the total number of integration points present in my model using a vumat in Abaqus ?

Hello, I'm using a vumat in Abaqus and i'm storing data associated to each Integration Point present in my model. For the time being, I scale my array to a given large size, say M(10000). I...

08 January 2020 9,622 3 View

Please, has anyone worked on sgRNA labelling? I am finding it difficult to get protocols to label with alexa dye and Qds.?

How can I label single guided RNA (sgRNA) with Alexa 488 dye and quantum dots (QDs)? I will appreciate any paper recommended or detailed protocols.

30 September 2019 6,873 1 View

How do I stop TEM samples being destroyed under electron beam?

The samples that I make for TEM contain cells. I need them to be 70-90nm (no higher) to be able to see them clearly and do EDX as well. However, They begin to rip and flex under the beam even at...

19 August 2019 2,339 1 View

Correct statistical analysis for intervention study pre and post test?

I have ran a study comparing the Daily Mile and HIIT in children to see which is best for improving cardiovascular endurance (Beep test) and anaerobic power (20m sprint). Scores on both test...

29 April 2019 7,457 2 View

Can any one guide me the effect of soil minerals on soil transmitted helminth eggs?

Resistance of soil transmitted helminth eggs to soil properties

20 April 2019 8,575 1 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Can linear DNA be used as template for site-directed mutagenesis?

Is it possible to induce site-directed substitution mutation by quick-change method on linear dsDNA? or it has to be cloned in some vector? If yes, should it be treated with the Dpn1 enzyme...

03 March 2021 401 4 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

PUC19 as a transfer plasmid for lentiviral delivery?

Hello, Is it possible to use pUC19 as a transfer vector to be packed in using the second generation viral particles packaging system( pMD2.G; psPAX2 plasmids)? As far as I understand it there is...

28 February 2021 4,868 2 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View

Difficulty in cloning of 1kb gene into vector?

I am facing difficulties in cloning a 1kb gene into a vector (pJIT163). I have my gene on interest (GOI) in pUC57 and want to clone in pJIT163 using SalI and BamHI restriction sites. I am getting...

25 February 2021 3,221 7 View