How to deal with the recudtion of amplification efficiency of indexed primers?

Hi all, I am now working with ITS2 sequencing library preparation. I had observed that after introducing adapters, linkers and barcodes to a primer, the indexed primers have a much lower...

27 January 2021 5,045 3 View

Are there any DNA intercalators that do not have fluorescence?

I understand several normal DNA intercalators, such as ethidium bromide, acridine, SYBR et al. would emit fluorescence. Is there any kind of DNA intercalator that do not have fluorescence?

25 December 2020 688 3 View

How to interpret the centrality indices in network analysis?

I learned that in order to interpret the centrality indices, the CS coefficients resulted from a bootnet test are preferably above 0.5 and above 0.25 is acceptable. In my network, the CS...

29 October 2020 3,545 3 View

How to create a graph of psychopathology symptoms when conducting network analysis in R?

I've been working on the network analysis of adolescent depressive symptoms. I've estimated the network, the centrality indices and network stability using packages qgraph and bootnet. Then I want...

22 October 2020 5,591 3 View

How to interpret the results of NetworkComparison Test when conducting a network analysis in R?

25 September 2020 9,936 2 View

Does anybody know how to use the Lagranto model?

These days I wanted to run the Lagranto model to track water vapor transport path. But I got some trouble in installing an available version of Lagranto model. I attempted to use "conda install -c...

04 July 2020 5,417 4 View

Abaqus & Fortran complier linking problem ?

Hi, I am trying to run a vumat subroutine, but there is some abaqus-fortran linking issue. I use abaqus 6146 Micrasoft visual studio 14.0 parallel studio XE 2016 I added these command in my .bat...

25 February 2020 5,698 2 View

Health informatics: Relationships between industry development and academic research?

In digital health domain, is the academic research that leads the development of the industry OR is the industry development that impacts the associated academic research ?

10 June 2019 5,214 6 View

Fluorescence Polarization Assays?

When I titrated fluorescence probe by Protein A alone or by Protein B alone, it do not should any binding signals, mP do not change. However, when I titrated the same fluorescence probe by...

18 March 2019 2,468 3 View

How does esiRNA from Sigma compare to Dharmacon's SMARTpool siRNA?

I would like to know information about esiRNA form Sigma for the following points: 1. transfection protocol; 2. knockdown efficiency; 3. off target effects; 4. toxicity. Anyone would like to share...

31 May 2018 9,661 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

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

Can anyone suggest a way to dissolve insulin which is for rat/mouse injection?

We are trying to inject insulin to rat or mouse, but the insulin we've got is powder, and there are many ways for dissolve, like in saline, PBS, DMSO, or in Tris-HCl, can anyone give us a...

13 February 2021 8,426 10 View

Help with Amyloid beta detection protocol (western-blotting)?

Hi everyone, I am a first year PhD student working on amyloidosis. I would like some tips and tricks to crack efficiently my current nightmare, i.e. the western blotting of the Amyloid beta and...

11 February 2021 2,513 3 View

ACE2 Blotted as a double band?

Hello, I have recently run a western of Vero cells for ACE2. I detected ACE2 at the correct size, but it presents as a double band. The sample was prepared by lysing cells in 1X Laemmli...

07 February 2021 6,973 3 View

Bradford assay for insulin: discrepancies between standard curve and sample concentration during crystallisation?

Hi there, I would like to determine the unknown concentration of human insulin in my sample during crystallisation (the concentration range is roughly 0.5 -2 mg/ml, whereas the initial...

06 February 2021 9,370 7 View

How to use Image Lab to take an image for the bands and the ladder in the same image merged together in Western Blot?

Hello everyone. I was trying to use Image Lab software to take an image of both the ladder and the samples merged together in one image to see the position of the bands according to the ladder MW,...

04 February 2021 9,996 2 View

Why are my western blot bands so distorted?

Hi guys I'm out of ideas here please help! I've never had consistent problem like this doing westerns before and I can't figure it out. The condition used: - First 4 lanes have 50ug protein in...

04 February 2021 2,297 3 View

Which software to use to statistically analyze Telomere Length_TRF_Southern Blot?

I am trying to measure telomere length in an ant species using the TRF method, which is a Southern blot technique. Currently, I am struggling with analyzing the images and would appreciate any...

29 January 2021 604 3 View

Is there a protocol for the insulin encapsulation at physiological pH?

Hello everyone, I am going to start my master thesis on the encapsulation of insulin. In almost all protocols we found an acidic pH is necessary. Unfortunately, pH

27 January 2021 3,692 5 View