Is there any miRNA fluorescent labeling kit (or methods) that does not affect (add) the length of the miRNA?

I want to label my target miRNA and see the miRNA trafficking. But I don't want to use any plasmid or radioactive label. I need the fluorescent label that will not affect the length of my...

06 December 2020 8,471 3 View

Can too much of Tris-Cl buffer inhibit PCR?

I accidentally resuspended my stock primers (100 uM) in tris-Cl (pH 8.0) 1 M instead of 10 mM. I do PCR with 20 uM dilution from the stock. Will the high concentration of Tris-Cl inhibit PCR? I...

12 July 2020 2,971 10 View

Does hot KOH react with zirconia?

Hot KOH destroy many materials like alumina or glass.. So, can I use zirconia(ZrO2) boat for KOH activation of carbon nanoparticle experiments?

09 April 2020 800 1 View

Paired t-test or Independent samples t-test?

Hi, I am working on the home advantage. And examining the difference of a player's performance between playing at home and away. However, the sample size is different because the player played...

24 February 2020 7,053 3 View

What type of statistical tests on SPSS should I use for my study?

Hi I am carrying out a study investigating the association between age and password strategies among online users. I have collected my data, and inputted it on SPSS, however, I am not sure which...

10 December 2018 1,002 7 View

Can docking be used to predict a peptide's target receptor?

Let's say I have an array of receptors. Given a peptide, can protein-peptide docking be used in predicting the peptide's target among the receptors? If so, how? If not, why? Can you recommend me...

24 July 2018 3,569 4 View

Fc block not working for Flow Cytometry?

Good day all! I would greatly appreciate help with the following issue: Our lab is trying to characterize mouse lymphocytes for Tbet, EOMES, and PD-1. When I ran the samples the first time, the...

28 March 2018 1,225 3 View

In general speaking, how long can I keep antibody-labeled sections in wash buffer after the staining of secondary fluorescent antibody?

If the mounting is delayed for a day or two, would the specific binding being greatly reduced?

05 December 2017 4,103 3 View

Call for Papers: Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW), Feb 2018, Perth Australia ?

15 October 2017 9,870 4 View

About EPMA data; (WDS only), for smectite.?

28 January 2017 3,785 1 View

Interested to stain mice tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, anybody has a protocol to recommend?

Interested to stain mice brain tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, appreciate if anyone willing to offer me some guidance or suggestions! Thank you!

28 February 2021 3,951 2 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

Why do my MCFs not form monolayer?

Hello, I am looking for some expertise on culturing MCF7s. I purchased them from ATCC and I have been following all media and culture conditions. Media is EMEM with 10% FBS and 10ug/mL of...

27 February 2021 3,904 2 View

Is there anyone who experienced with cytotoxic effect of Hoescht 33342 dye?

Is Hoechst toxic to cells? In general, it is known as non-toxic. I am working with dsRED MDA-MB-231 cell line. I applied it for my PDMS-based microfluidic platform, for this reason, I incubated...

26 February 2021 9,119 3 View

Why my agarose gel staining sometimes looks not homogenic but like gradient (see the figure)?

I am worried about this overexposure of the upper part of the gel in the picture. Is it possible that this is the result of too much concentration of ethidium bromide? Why is there such a big...

25 February 2021 8,140 3 View

Markers of mitochondrial activity in FFPE tissues?

Hello everybody, Does someone have any experience with assessing/extimating mitochondrial activity on FFPE tissues? Precisely, no TOM20, ATP5B, etc: we are trying to get an approximative idea of...

24 February 2021 4,618 4 View

Can a Golgi-stained dendritic spines picture processed by Image J be directly used for publication?

24 February 2021 3,348 2 View

Is there an appropriate CD8 antibody for IHC-P for staining human breast cancer tissues?

Hello, We are planning on staining Formalin-fixed paraffin breast cancer tissue sections (FFPE) with CD8 Ab via immunofluorescence (Tissue IF). Based on our existing protocol and imaging...

24 February 2021 9,578 4 View

Reagents for histology slides?

Dear all, I am planning to study histology and want to do that at home. I have only stained a blood smear with Giemsa but now want to try a wider range of animal tissues. What reagents will I...

24 February 2021 5,430 3 View

Are there lab markers/pens resistant to Roti-Histol?

Hi, I'm looking for a pen/marker to write on the smooth, transparent (non-frosted) part of microscopy slides which does not get washed away by alcohols and most importantly Roti-Histol. I want to...

24 February 2021 9,902 5 View