What is the identity of additional bands found during fish gut microbiome 16S V4 PCR amplification?

Hi, I am carrying out test PCRs for 16S amplicon sequencing on Illumina MiSeq. I am using standard V4 primers: 515F/806R. The aim is to profile the microbiome of fish guts under different...

16 February 2021 5,668 6 View

Sample is in a powdered form - how do I prepare for DLS?

I have this question from @Anurag Nath posted on an existing thread: https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_are_some_effective_sample_preparation_techniques_for_DLS_study To avoid confusing the...

06 January 2021 4,856 2 View

Does anyone have an insight into the behavioural response of fishes to moving wind turbine blades as seen through the air-water interface?

I am interested to find out if wind turbines located close to rivers or lakes, or perhaps even in marine locations, are a potential problem for fish. This seems to be a very under-researched area...

04 January 2021 3,468 2 View

Why is my TiO2 sol milky?

@Krunal Dholiya has sent me this question which I post below so he can get the benefit of many experts. Dear, I am preparing a thin film using TiO2 sol but i m fasing problem, with time it is...

23 November 2020 1,188 2 View

How to reconcile two sets of qPCR data from the same sample but acquired with different parameters (Ta, primer cc., etc.)?

17 November 2020 4,272 3 View

Sample size in G mellonella studies?

Hi everybody, I am working with G mellonella, and I know that one of the advantages of it is the lack of ethics commit and the 3R principles. However, I am very insecure about the sample size I...

29 October 2020 2,079 1 View

Zeta potential and concentration?

I have a question from @Pratima Adhikari that I will post on the open forum so all experts can contribute. Hi Alan, I hope you are fine and healthy. I have a question for you. I am currently...

22 October 2020 3,377 3 View

What is considered a good binding affinity energy value between macromolecules?

Hi everyone, Does exist any threshold for binding affinity value between macromolecules? E.g. Any value lower than -5.0 Kcal/Mol..... How to determine that the binding affinity among different...

22 September 2020 4,329 3 View

Which software can be used to prepare nexus file for phylogenetics analysis in Mr Bayes?

which software can be used to prepare nexus file for phylogenetics analysis in Mr Bayes? which format is best interleaved or sequential formats? Can you please explain?

22 February 2020 4,878 3 View

Possibility of inculcating INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM to Higher education system?

The impact of IMS(INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) in the industry as well as economy in multiple countries at multilevels had been creating immense impact in the way the whole system was developed...

03 December 2019 4,284 3 View

Which of the Covid-19 Vaccines would elicit the best immunoprotection and why?

I want to know which of the available Covid-19 Vaccines would elicit the best immunological response and why

02 March 2021 1,388 3 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 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

Experimental Design: How deal with pseudreplicates with immunological and clinical-chemical paramaeters?

Hello everybody, I am investigating the influence of a toxinon various clinical-chemical and haematological parameters in fish. I have three treatments (control, low dose, high dose) in my...

24 February 2021 1,243 1 View

Can we recognize signs of the "volatility clustering" property of a time series in its time domain plot?

My purpose is to recognize the volatility clustering property without statistical tests such as The Lagrange Multiplier (LM) test.

24 February 2021 4,150 3 View