How to calculate the crystallinity of cellulose film?

27 February 2021 2,753 4 View

How does GROMACS calculate the average structure of proteins?

I want to get a average structure from a pdb file containing multiple models. I used the command below: gmx cluster -f input.pdb -s topol.tpr -cutoff 20 -method gromos -av GROMACS...

25 February 2021 6,314 1 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

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The regenerated cellulose film was prepared by zinc chloride/H2O system. The zinc chloride had been washed away in the regeneration process, and the wet film which was not dried had uniform...

18 February 2021 9,538 1 View

R/Python package for time-intensity or progressive profiling in sensory evaluation?

Hi I've been looking for a stat package for my sensory evaluation data (progressive profiled which is a multi-timepoint version of descriptive analysis). Is there any available one to...

08 February 2021 9,170 3 View

How to prepare OH- terminated Si Wafer?

Hi, Folks. I am working on the ALD project to deposit Al2O3 on the Si wafer from TMA and Water. I have struggled with the preparation of OH- terminated Si wafer. I have both Si(1 0 0) and...

08 February 2021 8,792 2 View

How can I make sure the simulation results of the water droplet impacting on the wall using the FLUENT agree with the experimental results?

Dear researchers, I am modeling the process of the water droplet impacting on the wall with a constant contact angle. The specific calculation parameters are as follows: The droplet diameter is...

24 January 2021 1,020 5 View

Difficult to silence gene?

I have been trying to silence a gene of interest but I could not get silencing efficiencies beyond 50% My method of detection is via RT-qPCR and samples were extracted 48hrs post transfection. Are...

09 January 2021 3,404 4 View

Mysterious line across SDS gel?

Does anyone have the similar issue? A line across the denature SDS gel shows up after staining with Coomassie blue and there are many lines in every lane if you take a closer look. This gel had 15...

07 January 2021 5,610 4 View

How can I calculate packing density of particles by fomulas or softwares?

I have all data of particles, such as size distribution, or numbers. Is there any way that I can calculate the packing density of these particles? Assume that all particles are circular.

05 January 2021 4,272 2 View

Did anyone ever try using pLVX-TetOne Plasmid with a copGFP as a selection marker instead of Puromycin?

When using a lentiviral vector for inducible expression of genes using the Tet-On system. In the literature, I saw a widely used of pLVX-TetOne-Puro Plasmid, is there a reason why people prefer to...

25 February 2021 1,011 3 View

Why is there no protein expression but antibiotic resistance in transduced A549 cells with pLVX-TetOne-Puro lentivirus?

Hi, I have been trying to transduce A549 and Calu-3 cells using the Lenti-X Tet-One inducible expression system (TakaraBio). My gene of interest is inserted in a pLVX-TetOne-Puro plasmid and has...

15 February 2021 8,462 3 View

Is there a way in which microglia can be extracted from mice without killing them ?

I'm aiming to use an adoptive cell transfer approach, with microglia in mice with ALS. So far all the protocols I have seen, require sacrificing the mouse. I'd like to re-infuse the microglia back...

11 February 2021 9,509 1 View

Does gene insertion via CRISPR/Cas9 result in chromosomal abnormalities?

Hello, I hope to insert a gene into mammalian cells in culture using CRISPR/Cas9 and an HDR template. Will insertion of a 1 kilobase gene cause chromosomal abnormalities and effect cell...

31 January 2021 2,516 1 View

Why is my GOI not expressing after lentiviral transduction despite RNA increase and protein is detected in transfection?

Hi, I'm trying to create a stable overexpression line with EF1a-FlagGOI-IRES-GFP using lentivirus packaged with pxPAX2 and pM2G. After transduction of 293T with 8ug/ml polybrene, I was able to...

29 January 2021 1,878 4 View

Can I RNase A treatment my extracted plamid?

I have extracted the plasmid with the Qiagen maxi Endofree kit. the result of gel electrophoresis for this sample showed a band of degraded RNAs. Now, I want to remove RNAs from the eluted plasmid...

25 January 2021 2,958 3 View

Can I check GFP transfection in 293T cells by flow cytometry?

I would like to troubleshoot the transfection stage of my lentiviral transduction protocol. In short, I have 4 lentiviral plasmids, one of which encodes GFP. I tried transfecting the HEK293T...

24 January 2021 2,341 3 View

How do you improve retroviral expression from PG13 cells?

I have been trying to express a gene (GFP) in a retroviral system by transfecting human Phoenix-ECO cells, and transducing murine PG13 cells with the supernatant. I then sort GFP-positive PG13...

18 January 2021 476 1 View

Best time-point to determine changes in mRNA via qPCR?

I am trying to determine what best time-point to harvest my cells, HMVEC, after transduction with long non-coding RNA to determine changes in mRNA levels, specifically VEGFR2/KDR. I am capable of...

19 December 2020 4,865 2 View

Why is SV40 not considered an oncogenic virus?

Hello, SV40 is not considered an oncogenic virus in this review:Oncogenic viruses and cancer Why is SV40 not considered an oncogenic virus when it produces the large T antigen, which is...

04 December 2020 8,374 5 View