Basmati rice and GI tag?

You may be aware of the application for Geographical information tag to Basmati rice by India to European Union (EU). Since Basmati rice is traditionally grown, sold, and consumed in Nepal and...

16 December 2020 8,402 3 View

Why do mangroves intake oxygen through aerating roots like pneumatophores?

Many mangroves like Avicennia and Sonerratia species have developed pneumatophores as an adaptive strategy to survive in hypoxic environment. These pneumatophores receive oxygen from the...

16 April 2020 2,203 3 View

Why Leucine is used for bacterial production measurement?

Leucine uptake assay is widely used for bacterial production. But I have three concerns (1) Why Leucine (not other amino acids) is used and (2) In case of environmental samples, Leucine may be...

25 February 2020 7,758 6 View

Can bio-fortification be a viable option to overcome hidden hunger?

A section of the people suffer micronutrients and trace element deficiencies (hidden hunger)...In order to enrich human diets could bio-fortification be a viable alternative to supplementation,...

10 October 2019 4,134 3 View

Can anyone identify this one? I believe this is Oedogonium?

This species was found in the mixed biofilm cultures...

07 September 2016 7,389 4 View

Can anyone suggest the culturing techniques of marine tardigrades?

I want to culture the tardigrades collected from intertidal area? In the initial experiment, I tried with diatom feed(Achnanthes) but failed.

29 April 2016 5,662 2 View

Solution of differential equations with AMG?

10 April 2016 1,630 10 View

Solving pde in the boundary in COMSOL?

02 February 2016 6,292 8 View

Connecting matlab with COMSOL :Livelink?

Hi all, I a using COMSOL 3.5a in windows operating system. I having a problem with connecting COMSOL with Matlab. Is there any way to nconnect? Any king of help is appreciable. Waiting for...

26 January 2016 5,500 6 View

Why do I get two bands while loading genomic DNA samples in agarose gel electrophoresis?

I extracted the DNA using modified CTAB method, the pallet colours were good and DNA was not sticky. I used 100 voltage for 35 minutes, when i got the result i am totally socked because two bands...

10 October 2015 3,639 20 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

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what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

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Buffer to disrupt platelet alpha granules for PF4 quantification?

Hello! I want to quantify by ELISA the secreted (from platelets poor plasma) and the non-secreted (from platelet lysate) PF4 before and after TRAP stimulation. I will use the ELISA from R&D...

03 March 2021 1,499 2 View

Buffer Exchange using column packed with sephadex G-25 effect on protein concentration?

Hello, If i am doing a buffer exchange for an antibody of 1mg/mL, does the elution lose protein in the process of buffer exchange? For example, if i flow through 500 uL of 1mg/mL sample, and...

03 March 2021 6,299 3 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

How Relativistic effects is one reason for lanthanide contraction?

The Lanthanide contraction which is the decrease in ionic radii of the elements in the lanthanide series from atomic number 57, lanthanum, to 71, lutetium, is due to poor shielding of the 4f...

01 March 2021 2,272 4 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

How optimize the Size Exclusion Chromatography?

Hello! I'll do a size exclusion chromatography, but I only have an open column, and I'll perform the peptide extraction from yeast, using buffer lysis (sodium phosphate 50 mM/NaCl 30 mM/DNAse and...

01 March 2021 2,215 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View