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Reason (s) for retraction of articles?

Recently, through social media i came across several issues of article retraction. Where, blots were even duplicated, FACS results were duplicated, blots were manipulated and so on.... What are...

02 March 2018 7,715 4 View

Microarray Data Analysis?

Hello, Which software can be used (free) for the analysis of micro-array data other than GESA and GenePattern ? Best Regards

01 February 2018 4,073 3 View

HEK293 and HEK293T cell lines?

What is the difference between HEK293 and HEK293T cells? HEK293T is also written as 293T cells? Thanks Regards

11 December 2017 3,268 1 View

Complex I activity determination of mitochondria?

Hello, What method can be used for the determination of complex I activity of mitochondria (cultured cells/fresh tissue)? Thanks Best Regards

11 December 2017 7,703 4 View

Mitochondrial DNA and whole mitochondrial genome sequencing?

For the whole mitochondrial genome sequencing, how i can achieve the good quality of mt DNA from animal tissue? Any suggestion Regards

11 December 2017 2,564 2 View

Principle Component Analysis (PCA) Analysis?

Which software can be used for PCA analysis? where i can draw the graph and interpretate it? Any guideline how PCA analysis can be done using SPSS... Regards

10 November 2017 6,501 20 View

Difference between the SCI (Science Citation Index) Journal and SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded)?

What is the basic difference between between the SCI (Science Citation Index) Journal and SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded)? Does it matters in case of quality of journal? Thanks Regards

10 November 2017 1,460 9 View

Criteria for the distribution of Impact Factor between author(s)?

What is the criteria of IF distribution between the authors? It varies from institution to institution or there is any fix rule? If the IF of journal is 5.0 how it will be distributed between...

10 November 2017 2,500 4 View

Paper should be written before/after thesis?

Hello, What is advisable for a PhD student to write thesis first or publish first? or both can be done simultaneously? Best Regards

10 November 2017 9,329 4 View

HEK-293T can be used as normal cell line?

HEK-293T cell line can be used as normal cell line if i am investigating the anticancer potential of a compound against a panel of cancerous cell line (considering HEK-293T as normal among the...

10 November 2017 4,416 3 View

How do I determine the degree of polymerization of PEG 400 based on NMR integration?

Hello, I am working on the photocatalytic degradation of PEG 400. I would like to know if it's possible to determine the degree on polymerization based on NMR integration, or by the MW of the...

02 March 2021 6,186 3 View

How to include original NMR data in a manuscript?

hello. i am junior researcher. I received a comment from a reviewer that he could not find NMR data in my submitted paper. I had included the NMR graph with explanation and formula to calculate...

27 February 2021 734 4 View

Will a 10xHis-tag prevent anti-MBP from binding to MBP?

I have a protein with a 10xHis-MBP tag on the N-terminus. I'm fairly certain I am expressing my protein, but I'm not getting a signal on my western blot. Is there a possibility that the 10xHis tag...

25 February 2021 8,404 3 View

What's the concentration recommend for recombinant protein use in western blotting?

I'm currently working having problem with the concentration for recombinant protein use in western blot, the one been used is Recombinant Human CD19 Fc Chimera Protein-rndsystem which does not...

24 February 2021 8,514 3 View

What is the best way to manage Western blots?

Increasingly, more articles are being retracted because of duplicate or otherwise dubious Western blots. Consequently, journals are asking for original Western blots and authentication of...

23 February 2021 8,609 3 View

How to manage western blot for proteomics data validation?

Hi Everyone, I am a bigginer in western blotting and I am trying to use it for validation of my proteomics data. I have: two regulated proteins with molecular mass of 40 and 73 kDa one control...

23 February 2021 6,671 4 View

Diltuions for a Western blot?

I need help using the equation C1V1=C2V2 figuring out how much antibody to add to use for a western blot. The stock was origianlly 3.45 ng/ul but diluted 1:10 so now its 0.345 ng/ul. I need to run...

22 February 2021 9,901 3 View

Can anyone help me how to get the similar bands in Actin?

I run western blot on HCT-116 cell lines, I got actin band like in the attached picture. The band size is not same. Can anyone help me explain this situation and how to overcome? Thank you your...

22 February 2021 6,937 3 View

I see 2 random bands in my ERK/pERK blot? Has anyone else seen this?

I ran a western blot using 12% gel and probing for ERK/pERK (cell signaling antibodies). The green is total ERK, the Red is supposed to be phospho-ERK. I see 2 bands below the total ERK that...

22 February 2021 1,777 3 View

Will SARS-CoV-2 Spike be broken into S1 and S2 by denaturing conditions?

Hello, I am performing a western blot of my SARS-CoV-2 Spike-pseudotyped lentiviral particles. I denature my virus by adding concentrated virus to 2X Laemmli buffer at 1:1, then boiling for...

17 February 2021 4,844 4 View