I'm always wondering if there are more research scientists out there that have the same passion as me to visualize the things we study? http://www.so...

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Where do you get your science clipart for your presentations? And are you happy with it?

I repeatedly found myself google-ing for the ultimate science image (clipart) for my presentations and had to give up many times admitting that there are un-googleable images :). Probably if I had...

10 November 2012 8,621 4 View

Does a (review) paper with good figures get more citations because of the figure?

In my opinion it does. Especially for review papers. A paper can benefit substantially from good visualizations, it makes the content more understandable and clear. Other scientists like to cite...

09 October 2012 2,109 16 View

Visualizing inheritance patterns

I'm making a series of inheritance patterns, mainly for educational purposes. You can see an example in the attachment. I'm looking for some critical feedback on this. What is good and especially...

08 September 2012 7,932 8 View

Graphical abstracts

More and more journals include an option to submit graphical abstracts these days. It should summarize the presented data in one concise illustration or schematic. I would like to know what you...

02 March 2012 9,467 10 View

I would like to share our website about scientific illustration and animation for the research scientist with you. In my opinion illustration is an im...

I would like to share our website about scientific illustration and animation for the research scientist with you. In my opinion illustration is an important aspect of scientific writing too.

02 March 2012 8,399 0 View

Why Do TDS and EC Increase with Larger Wastewater Volumes, While BOD and COD Decrease?

I have carried out MFC experiments on three different volumes, 50, 500 and 1000 mL of wastewater. Results after MFC treatment shows that TDS and EC are more in larger volumes of water i.e. TDS and...

09 August 2024 9,621 0 View

Could it be a cell culture contamination?

Hello everyone! I observed in my culture (htert-RPE1 cells) an orange- red particle at the bottom of the dish. It is visible to the naked eye as a very very small red dot. Could it be a...

09 August 2024 2,824 3 View

Is there any way to quantify bacterial and fungal cells in their mixed culture?

I am working in fungal fermentation of soybean meal and there is bacterial growth in them at times. I am trying to quantify fungal cell counts and bacterial cells; but I haven't been able to do at...

07 August 2024 7,535 4 View

How to normalize and take the significance of the MTT OD values with 3 replicates for the same cell-line?

Hi, I have a question about normalizing the MTT OD values for doing the statistical analysis. So, if we have 3 different plates and we call them 3 different replicates, so, first we would...

07 August 2024 8,106 4 View

Why activated CAR-Jurkat cell could not kill targets?

Previously when I co-coluture anti-CD19(FMC63) CAR-Jurkat with Raji with E:T=5:1, Jurkat can eliminate Raji in 24h. However, when I test another CAR construct, although I can dectect totally CD69...

06 August 2024 641 2 View

Weak DAPI staining after immunohistochemistry - how to improve?

After immunohistochemistry of previously fixed in PFA and EtOH and then frozen 20 μm sections of zebrafish brain, DAPI staining is very weak (right) compared to the same sections stained without...

05 August 2024 9,637 2 View

The Curse of Evolution and Complexity?

Brain and body mass together are positively correlated with lifespan (Hofman 1993). The duration of neural development is one of the best predictors of brain size, and conception is the best...

05 August 2024 6,247 3 View

How to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen?

I have tried several times to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen, but all attempts have been unsuccessful. I tried most available protocols. I used different dissociation media (HBSS with Ca...

04 August 2024 9,913 7 View

How to Add Missing Water Molecules in Protein-Membrane Simulations?

I have protein-membrane simulations (PDB, PSF, DCD) and have noticed that water molecules near the protein are not visible in the simulations. How can I fix this issue? Is there a way to place the...

04 August 2024 1,200 2 View

Does long-term culture of murine Monocytes result in macrophage differentiation?

Hi, I am isolating monocytes from the bone marrow using the Mouse Monocyte EasySep kit. I want to treat these cells and monitor expression of specific markers over the course of 10 days. I will...

04 August 2024 7,282 2 View

Grace J Lee

YES. Beautiful site.