What is the most suitable server for predicting protein structures in bacteria?

I have used the i-Tasser several times, however it has been unavailable for several days. I tried the swiss-model, but the output was not very pleasant due to the model used. Is there any other...

28 February 2021 4,521 3 View

Antibody amino acid sequence database to simulation?

Hello, I need your help. I am looking for a database of antibody amino acid sequences for later simulation in a program in order to analyze their structure. The antibodies I need to test...

18 February 2021 371 4 View

How long can we consider that the data obtained with qualitative social research methods are "current"?

I cannot find any reference that deals with the temporal validity of qualitative data. I think there is a gap in the methodological literature on the temporal validity of the research results and,...

05 February 2021 9,788 20 View

Has annyone try to reuse EveryBlot Blocking Buffer (Bio-rad) for fluorescence western blotting?

Hello to every one, Our lab has recently switched our western blot technique from chemiluminescence to fluorescence. Therefore, we have to optimize the blocking buffer. We have successfully try...

05 February 2021 7,886 1 View

Does DNA A-tailing survive after agarose gel electrophoresis and purification?

Hi everyone, I need to clone in pGEM-T vector the result of amplifying a metagenomic library by PCR with a high fidelity polymerase but I only want to clone the fragments of an specific size...

04 February 2021 6,051 8 View

How can I solve this problem with agarose gel DNA purification of bigger (1-4kb) fragments ?

Hi everyone, I perform a PCR + Restriction Digestion (single cut, same at both sides) over a metagenomic library. After that, I am trying to purifiy DNA fragments between 1-4kbp long from the...

24 January 2021 2,190 5 View

What is the most adequate (serum) dilution to use to determine IgE in mice serum via ELISA assay (commercial kit)?

We have a commercial kit from RayBioTech to determine IgE from mice serum. In accordance with the supplier's instructions, we have to use a dilution of 1:10000 of the serum. Is this dilution the...

06 January 2021 4,217 3 View

Is there any reference levels of IgE in healthy mice serum, like there are for other biochemical processes/components?

My question goes for reference levels of IgE in mice serum. I know that there are tables for the most common biochemical processes/compounds (red blood cells, white blood cells, AST, ALT, etc),...

06 January 2021 8,215 3 View

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13 December 2020 3,861 3 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

The Shannon's index is inversely proportional to Simpson's index (1-D)?

I'm having a problem with my bloxplot with Shannon's and Simpson's indexs. The value of Shannon for my Community 1 indicating higher diversity (in relation of the Community 2), but have lower...

26 February 2021 3,033 9 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 to consider effects of rapid warm adaptation in modeling of ecological impacts of warming?

I would highly appreciate it if my fellow ecologists (biologists) provide their opinion on the thoughts below [esp., shortly tell us which path may be more effective, if they know another way, if...

15 February 2021 3,642 6 View

What is the magnitude of yearly rhizopdeposition in tropical forests?

Hi all, I am trying to find reference values on annual soil rhizodeposition rates for different kinds of forests, with a particular interest for tropical rainforests. Do we have an idea of the...

26 January 2021 4,278 4 View

Can you recommend a good book on analytical chemistry for non-chemists?

Dear colleagues, I am asking for you recommendation: I need a book on analytical chemistry in environmental sciences. As a non-chemist (a biologist) I have some basic chemistry knowledge but not...

25 January 2021 8,486 8 View

Why are my Maxent SDM projections coming up almost entirely blue?

Hello Maxent Community, I have been generating SDM models and projections in Maxent. I have had some success with one set of variables (some Hydroshed variables mixed with World CLIM variables);...

19 January 2021 3,994 7 View

How deep into the sediment do marine/riverine oligochaetes live?

I am working with intertidal muddy sediments. In one of my sites the sediment was extremely muddy (high % of silt), oxic layer was shallow, and there were a lot of oligochaetes. I would like to...

14 January 2021 7,269 4 View

How to make open-top chambers?

Hi, I wonder if someone would share experience with building open-top chambers for surface heating of soil. My main question is what material can be used to build them? I found researchers using...

05 January 2021 5,396 6 View

R package for multivariate dispersion as a measure of beta diversity?

Hello, everyone: I've been reading some old and new papers on how to compute beta diversity using incidence or abundance data from several assemblages/communities. For my data, I am interested...

03 January 2021 9,293 1 View