How can I get the coding gene sequences of Hela and U2OS cell lines? Is mRNA sequence of Hsp90 alpha tissue specific??

I am looking for hsp90 mRNA sequence in Hela and U2OS cell lines, I have tried through ncbi but always the output is hsp90 in homo sapiens not in the specific cell line. Kindly, could any one...

22 February 2021 1,853 3 View

What is the difference between actin and loading control in normalization of western blot???

Regarding normalization of western blot analysis, I have found different strategies people follow but I couldn't understand the principle and which one is the accurate, 1- some refer to loading...

04 December 2020 5,721 8 View

Detecting bands by ImageJ on mac not fixed properly in each lane???

I am using ImageJ on mac and when I select bands, the first one detected correctly, when I click cmd 2 (= ctr 2 on windows system) to detect the second band, the rectangle gets fixed on the...

01 December 2020 9,538 4 View

My question is about how to determined MIC concentration in the use of microdilution method?

I would like to ask you about MIC first, after I searching in the internet about my query I could not found any answer. My question is about how can I calculate the concentration of stock...

23 November 2020 6,737 3 View

Can you please help me with organic acid HPLC analysis?

Hello everyone, I am experiencing difficulties in the HPLC analysis of adipic acid. I have tried Atlantis C18, mobile phase phosphoric acid solution PH 2.65, flow rate 0.7 ml/min, column temp 35...

20 November 2020 8,280 4 View

Is THC causing underlying paranoia in individuals?

In other words, is there a chemical impact caused by THC which could be activating neural correlates in the insular cortex (ic) of the brain? The increase in the sensory activating...

04 August 2020 967 4 View

Is vitamin C beneficial against Corona virus?

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin that is thought to have beneficial effects in patients with severe and critical illnesses. It is an antioxidant and free radical scavenger that...

04 August 2020 3,856 98 View

How long does the coronavirus stay on your clothes?

03 August 2020 1,674 96 View

Are health workers at risk from a novel coronavirus?

Are health workers at risk from a novel coronavirus? Yes, they can be, as health care workers come into contact with patients more often than the general public WHO recommends that health care...

27 July 2020 1,027 97 View

What does eliminating COVID-19 mean?

What does eliminating COVID-19 mean? Our elimination strategy is a sustained approach to keep it out, find it and stamp it out. We do this through: controlling entry at the border with routine...

22 July 2020 1,729 59 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

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

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