Which primers sets(Sense two sets) Antisense(Two sets) I should use in conventional PCR? Two sense and two antisense primers what does it means?

Dear Researchers, I have read an article and there are two set of primer pairs. Sense primers and antisense primers. The paragraph from the article is as [ The partial DNA-dependent RNA...

31 December 2019 7,502 7 View

Can anyone help in SOD activity buffers?

In 3ml, how can I make all these buffers, I have read this paper for SOD activity, Please find below [The 3 ml reaction mixture contained 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.0), 0.5 mM...

06 July 2019 3,610 6 View

Is there any easy method to get Jasmonic acids from wheat plants?

Dear All, I need to check the growth promoting effects of some bacterial antagonists. I want to obtain the jasmonic acid and other growth promoting hormones. Then I want to do LCMS. Any step by...

05 June 2019 2,520 4 View

How to prepare solution for GC-MS/LC-MS/HPLC from the barley root exudates/leaf extracts?

I want to check some metabolites from the root exudates or leaf extracts. Than I want to check the metabolites concentration like Jasmonic acid, via GC-MS, LC-MS or HPLC. Can anyone explain me...

03 April 2019 3,325 5 View

Can anyone explain PERMANOVA pairwise results?

Dear All, Can anyone explain the pairwise permanova for the group 1 and Group 2. The data is given as below: Group 1 Group 2 Sample size Permutations pseudo-F p-value q-value A C 12 999...

11 December 2018 5,320 0 View

How can I count conidia on the PDA petriplates incubated for two weeks with haemocytomer?

I have a haemocytometer with 25 major grids and each grid is divided into 16 small grids, The dept is 0.1mm. I put 10 ml ddH20 in petriplates and rub to get spores. I take 10ul from that 10 ml...

01 February 2018 2,594 1 View

What is the definition of the strains in terms of fungi?

Dear All, I have read several papers like these: twelve strains of fungus Trichoderma harzianum were evaluated against Phytopathogen. So in these case what would be the definition of strains?

10 November 2017 6,147 10 View

Can someone recommend a proper procedure for extractions of antibiotics and peptides from the fungi?

Dear All, I want to extract antibiotics and peptides from a fungi. Is there any proper procedure to extract antibiotics from the fungi.

10 November 2017 6,618 3 View

Could not get a good and clear band in the Gell electrophoresis?

I run the Gell for DNA of some of samples. However some DNA bands were thinner some were more thicker in size and some of them were like smear from top to bottom. What could be the reason?

10 November 2017 9,762 4 View

How can I measure the percent inhibition of a plant pathogen caused by bi-control fungus?

Dear All, I have cultured two fungi one 9cm petri plates. The growth of biocontrol agent is very slow but it has potential to parasitize a plant pathogen. I want to measure the percent inhibition...

10 November 2017 4,934 3 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

How do I transfect a large plasmid into PC12 cells with nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor?

I have a large 16 kb plasmid, which I need to transfect into PC12 cells. Lipofectamin 2000 didn't work and with GFP alone the transfection rate is very low. I also tried the neon invitrogen...

25 February 2021 6,635 5 View

Can cells be reused after using WST 8/ CCK 8 from Sigma Aldrich?

Hi all, Can cells be reused after I have seed them onto 96 well plates and test them with cell counting kit at OD450 (CCK8) at 12 hours, wash them with PBS x3 and add new media and let them...

24 February 2021 5,072 1 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

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22 February 2021 9,932 11 View

Is it okay to mention you distributed your qualitrics study link through social media sites?

Just want to be clear and know it is okay to say I have distributed the qualitrics link through social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to ensure my target audience is reached in my...

21 February 2021 5,143 2 View

What is the minimum number of exosomes/ml to have a good yield of total RNA for Illumina sequencing?

I am using IZON qEV2 columns to isolate exosomes from 100 ml of cancer cell conditioned medium. in NTA analysis I usually see concentration of 2x10^9 particles/ml. But when I proceed with this...

20 February 2021 6,879 3 View

Any suggestions or recommendations on a good publishing house based on the African for academic books in the field of Communication and media studies?

I am currently working on a book on Public Relations (from an African perspective) and the rationale behind the book is the fact that as instructors in this field, we borrow instances and case...

19 February 2021 2,482 2 View