Recalcitrant seed short-mid storage method?

Dear peer scientists, Ultradry storage is not suitable for recalcitrant seeds. However, theoretically, if we can stabilize the structure of the subcellular membrane, as well as glassify the...

25 February 2021 2,442 1 View

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

24 February 2021 3,348 2 View

Implementation of chance-constrained optimization problem via scenario approach?

23 February 2021 7,826 2 View

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23 February 2021 4,014 3 View

Build an orthogonal box in ASE?

Hello, I was wondering the best way to build an orthogonal box filled with a defined crystal structure in ASE. I know it could be easily done in LAMMPS, but I guess it is also doable in ASE. The...

21 February 2021 5,899 4 View

Does anyone have a working Guanidine Hydrochloride purification protocol for synthesized ssRNA?

I am trying to in vitro transcribe some fluorescein labeled ssRNA. And I want to purify the ssRNA from the free NTPs and the enzymes (RNA polymerase and DNase I). Due to the characteristic of the...

18 February 2021 4,392 4 View

How to judge and prove the uniqueness of the solutions to the following two matrix equations?

It is about the matrix equation AX=B, where a, b c in A and B are independent elements, X should be made of constants. Case 1 A=[a b 0;0 0 c]; B=[a b 0 0;0 0 c c]; The solution is X=[1 0 0 0;0 1...

16 February 2021 5,698 3 View

What is the method of removing RNase contamination from a filter paper surface?

I am working on a biosensing project on paper substrate, however, it is found that the RNase contamination occurs on the filter paper. Might I ask is there any method to clean the paper surface...

12 February 2021 3,926 3 View

What is causing the raw fluorescence to be negative?

Hi everyone, I would really appreciate it if someone can tell me when and why a raw fluorescence starts below zero. In the picture attached below the blue colour curve starts from a negative...

09 February 2021 4,642 3 View

How to find a particular aptamer complementary sequence?

I can find several papers that give me a guide for choosing a suitable aptamer sequence 1. But how to find a property aptamer sequence 2(partially complementary to sequence 1)?

09 February 2021 3,511 1 View

Are these moths Spodoptera frugiperda?

The caterpillars of the moths were collected as fruitborers in pepper at a farmer. I reared them till the adults hatched and compared them with pictures and descriptions on the internet. Are these...

24 February 2021 7,785 5 View

Any recommendations for methods to analyze elephant space-use (using GPS) and correlating this with changes in NDVI?

For my Masters I am looking into elephant space-use and its effect on vegetation change. I have elephant GPS collar data and was going to use Google Earth Engine to obtain NDVI values. I would...

16 February 2021 7,097 3 View

How do you annotate figures to show significance?

30 January 2021 1,008 3 View

Helicoverpa armigera eggs are not hatching in lab condition, why?

Dear RG friends, I am providing a complete H. armigera diet for larvae and maintaining the eggs in the growth chamber as well as in-room conditions. But since three months, eggs laid from the...

21 January 2021 5,546 32 View

Can't find an ancient zoology paper ?

I'm desperately looking for an old planarian paper which is cited here. Does anyone have an idea how to get hold of it...

21 January 2021 5,957 8 View

Genus name priority from the same publication (Zoology)?

I came across a recent taxonomic work, where two genera were synonymized. Both genera were published in a paper in 1922 by the original author who revised the family at that time. The original...

19 January 2021 1,920 4 View

Which statistical test to use to see if there is a significant difference between the vigilance of bird species at different feeders (in SPSS)?

I have gathered data on bird species visiting 4 hanging feeders in different locations and have calculated the proportion of time they have spent displaying vigilant behaviour while at the feeder....

18 January 2021 9,959 7 View

Detection of insect eggs in stored and processed products?

Currently, in order to identify insect eggs in stored or processed products (such as contaminated flour or wafer samples), staining was performed based on the method mentioned in the below...

15 January 2021 6,362 5 View

Which is the most recent and updated classification of Class: Insecta?

Based on the many publications from several decades, we came across many classifications of Insects. Among them which one is more updated and approved classification that can be used for research,...

05 January 2021 3,668 9 View

How can we say a species of insects got extinct?

02 January 2021 4,232 10 View