How long doe MCF-7 cells take to attach after thawing and putting in a flask?

I am growing MCF-7 cells and after 4 hours of thawing and putting in a flask, the cells are still floating. I am worried because this is an adherent cell line and should not take this long to...

17 June 2016 4,239 3 View

Is it better to run complex III activity assay without sodium azide?

I am running an assay for activity of mitochondrial complex III. Most protocols use sodium azide / KCN as an inhibitor of complex IV to prevent re oxidation on cytochrome c. However, on addition...

07 March 2016 848 1 View

Do I need to add sodium azide/potassium cyanide and antimycin A while checking for complex 1 enzyme activity?

03 March 2016 382 4 View

Fold change in my end point PCR (checked through a gel) is not the same as array based RT PCR. It is normal or should they match?

I ran an array based q PCR and obtained data for fold change in genes. I followed this up by running end pint PCR followed by a gel. But the fold change in my end point PCR is not the same as as...

27 August 2015 2,126 2 View

Why is there amplification at 52 and 54 degrees Celsius but not at 53 in gradient PCR?

I ran a gradient PCR and there seems to be amplification at 52 and 54 degree celcius but not at 53 degree celcius. What could this possibly mean? My primer and DNA template concentrations were the...

10 April 2015 9,055 5 View

Could you recommend any books about Number Theory?

Beginner level books. High level books. Analytical Number Theory. Algebraic Number Theory. Combinatorical Number Theory. Books about partitions. Books about primes.

03 March 2021 7,174 5 View

Which is the most efficient etching solution for nickel based alloys?

Which solution reveals the microstructure and features of nickel-based alloys?

02 March 2021 2,221 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

What test should I use to compare two or three means, if data is not normally distributed but sample size is > 30 in each group?

I personally feel this as a most confusing question. As per my understanding, if sample size is > 30, and sample is skewed, we can still use paramteric approach, as it will follow Z...

01 March 2021 1,587 6 View

Which reagent is best among 'Dimethylglyoxime" and "Dithiothreitol" for spectroscopic determination of Nickel ?

What I think is Dithiothreitol. As it is water-soluble and does not form a precipitate. But, the thing is it contains sulphur which is quite hazardous to aquatic animals.

01 March 2021 8,374 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Sample size determination for non-parametric tests?

How do I run a a priori sample size determination for non-parametric tests, like the Mann-Whitney U-test and the Kruskall-Wallis or other non-parametric tests that accord with the unpaired t-test...

24 February 2021 166 6 View

How to determine a priori sample size for t-test with unequal means?

I need to conduct a a priori sample size determinations for t-test with unequal means, but I don't know the sizes of the groups nor the ratio of both groups... Can I do a sample size determination...

24 February 2021 8,289 3 View

What are alternatives to factor analysis for a small sample?

My sample size is too small to conduct a factor analysis. I created my own psychometric scale for measuring Effectiveness of Support, which contains 38 items (4 sub-scales) Im really struggling...

23 February 2021 9,287 12 View