IF troubleshooting: looking at an intracellular protein that localizes to the cell's and how to reduce increase in signal due to cell ruffles?

I am currently trying to stain for PI3KBeta in MDA-MB-231 cells. My current issue is that 1) beta stains all over the cell and 2) there is an increase in signal at the edge of the cell and this...

24 February 2021 8,582 1 View

How to delete a copy of a paper, and how to delete a co-author's name?

I mistakenly uploaded a copy of the same paper and entered my alternative name. How to delete them out? (I couldn't navigate to the right buttons to do it. So from where to where is what I don't...

07 January 2021 7,694 6 View

How can Meta-Analysis be applied to the Life cycle assessment (LCA) of Wastewater treatment Plants (WWTPs)?

I am new into the meta-analysis concept. Having done a little reading and watched videos on YouTube, I understand there are different kinds of meta-analysis. And the type of summary statistics or...

29 December 2020 3,677 3 View

Best Way to Preserve Nitrifying Bacteria in Liquid Culture?

I have a heterogeneous culture of nitrifying bacteria that was originally isolated from the field. It has been kept alive for several months in a bioreactor. I want to pull some of this...

18 December 2020 5,411 4 View

HPLC data show negative peak on the blanks, please can I solve the problem?

09 November 2020 5,884 5 View

Any molecular beacon producing company to recommend ?

Hello, For one of my projects I would like to test a Live RNA imaging using molecular beacons such as in this paper : Molecular Beacon-based Detection and Isolation of Working-ty... As we...

28 October 2020 9,457 2 View

MsaClustalW() Take ages. What to do ?

Hello, I'm new to the bioinformatics world and would like a feedback on which MSA tool to use. I want to find a consensus sequence in about 18000 sequences (from marine biology samples) from...

19 October 2020 2,607 2 View

What is the best way to store PBMC after isolation?

So I need to store these for 4 weeks at least, before I do a Dyna bead negative T cell isolation on it. What should I store it in FBS? or DMSO and at 4 degrees? or is -20 not good for the cells?

26 July 2020 2,339 3 View

Best way to preserve non-sporulating bacteria?

What is the best way to preserve non-sporulating bacteria for further study?

20 May 2020 5,532 5 View

Best way to preserve heterogeneous culture of non-sporulating bacteria?

I have a culture of heterogeneous bacteria that will NOT form endospores. This bacteria was originally isolated in nature and is a complex culture of multiple species. I want to be able to...

20 May 2020 8,369 1 View

How to best wash a 96-well plate containing microplastic?

I am planning my protocol for my dissertation for an experiment quantifying bacterial (E. coli) biofilm formation on micro-plastic (5mm discs of polyethylene bags) by conducting a crystal violet...

23 February 2021 7,868 2 View

How can I improve the concentration of banana fruits extracted RNA?

Currently, I'm working with banana fruits. I've tried to do RNA extractions with different methods, and I've gotten total RNA without contamination, but I couldn't get a high concentration of...

22 February 2021 6,126 2 View

Protocol for membrane extraction E. coli?

Hello! I am interested in determining whether a poly-unsaturated fatty acid I have engineered E. coli to produce is being incorporated into the membrane of the cells or if it is simply a free...

21 February 2021 7,447 2 View

Why use both bead beating and enzymes (lysostaphin and lysozyme) for DNA extraction from sputum samples?

Hello, I have read in a few publications that to extract total DNA from sputum samples, both bead beating and enzymes are used to disrupt the cells. Bead beating is supposed to be efficient in...

18 February 2021 3,360 2 View

How could the concentration from RNA extraction is really low?

Hello everyone, currently, I'm trying to do RNA extraction from seeds of Arabidopsis. I'm using the protocol below: RNA isolation from siliques, dry seeds, and other tissues of... I use about...

17 February 2021 7,583 4 View

Hi, can anybody help me with the suggestions how can I amplify a stress induced gene of 1107 bp?

I am trying to amplify the TGA1 (Transcription factor 1 ) of Arabidopsis ,which is 1107 bp. I have treated the plants with Salycylic solution over night and extracted the RNA and make cDNA. I...

17 February 2021 7,802 2 View

Fluo 3-AM in pancreatic beta-cells?

Dear all, I'm trying to understand if a molecule of my interest (capable of inducing glucose-stimulated insulin secretion) determines an increase in intracellular calcium levels in the presence of...

16 February 2021 453 2 View

3T3-L1 cells, is this a bacterial contamination or a cross contamination with different cell line? or something else?

Hi, I am experiencing some difficulties with 3T3-L1 cells culturing recently. I am working with 3T3-L1 cells for almost 4 years now and have seen bacterial contaminations/ unhealthy cells and...

13 February 2021 4,040 3 View

What is the method of removing RNase contamination from a filter paper surface?

I am working on a biosensing project on paper substrate, however, it is found that the RNase contamination occurs on the filter paper. Might I ask is there any method to clean the paper surface...

12 February 2021 3,926 3 View

What is the possible cause of MSCs low growing?

Hello Everyone, We are inexperienced in culture of MSCs trying to grow a sample from BM of a mare. It is the second time that after preparation of new medium (DMEM-F12 with high glucose - 10% Hy...

07 February 2021 9,989 7 View