In PRIMER, is it possible to downweight certain taxa in multivariate community datasets to reflect uncertainty around identification??

I have a dataset with about 80 different species. As usual, some species are very easy to identify with certainty whereas others are more difficult, which means that I am less certain of my...

03 March 2021 8,066 4 View

How to get onecolumn document from standard IEEE ACCESS LateX template?

I have prepared a manuscript in IEEE Latex template, but for some purpose, I need to prepare a word file as well (detailed format is not required). Compared to two column .tex file, one column...

02 March 2021 1,830 3 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

OpenBCI eeg--has anyone used them?

I'm looking to try out an off-the-shelf EEG set for some exploratory work. Curious if anyone has used the OpenBCI, and how much set-up work is required. I've heard they are more difficult to get...

01 March 2021 4,128 3 View

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server?

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server? What is your suggestion?

01 March 2021 3,422 3 View

How to remove DCU and HOBT from my reaction?

I am doing a acid and a chiral amino alcohol reaction using DCC and HOBT in DCM or THF? Can anyone suggest me how to remove DCU and HOBT from a reaction mixture??

28 February 2021 2,153 1 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

How to eliminate Steady state error from Reinforcement learning genetic algorithm code?

The following code (see 1st 2 images attached) is used to produce PID controller values that are designed to control the system (G). The code finds the PID controller values (noted as k) by using...

28 February 2021 6,560 14 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

Hello, how can i find a primer to identify Bacillus Sp. with PCR? Can someone help me with this?

I am looking for PCR primers for bacillus Sp.

15 February 2021 2,552 5 View

the product size is 191bp would it be a problem during conventional pcr?

I have designed a primer for Bacillus subtilis sfp gene. As I have mentioned the size is 191 bp. however I need some suggestions regarding PCR temperatures and cycle length. As the it is smaller...

09 January 2021 8,309 4 View

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Hi, I am interested to see the effect of BCG on macrophages (microglia )Therefore , I would like to know the amounts and the routes of administration which is safe in mice and how long is...

20 December 2020 7,166 2 View

How to handle milk clotting Issues during media preparation for Screening of Halotolerant Protease Producing Bacteria (with Skim Milk)?

We want to screen halotolerant protease producing bacteria. Since Skim milk (HiMedia) is available in our lab, therefore, we want to screen extracellular protease by this compound/ supplement. We...

04 December 2020 7,657 6 View

Best way for knockout of gene in Bacillus genome?

Hi everyone! I would like to knockout a gene in the genome of Bacillus. To do that I tried to make a construct that has 1) a backbone, 2) a kanamycin resistance cassette, flanked by 3) the...

24 November 2020 489 1 View

How can i get nonsporulating bacterial bacillus subtillis strain spoIIE without antibiotic growth conditions ?

10 November 2020 7,168 4 View

Can someone help me to understand IGEM 2016 protocol to Bacillus subtilis transformation?

I'm trying to transform Bacillus subtilis to fluorescence, and I will use this IGEM protocol with medium MNGE, but there's a part that I can't understand. It says: "Measure the OD600 of your...

29 October 2020 2,043 1 View

How does the spores of Bacillus anthracis cause the anthrax disease and how can it be weaponized?

Anthrax is a disease caused by aerobic spore-forming Bacillus anthracis. This spore can resist environmental changes and resist biological extremes of heat, pH, chemicals, and other factors; it...

20 October 2020 4,658 8 View

Can I transform Bacillus Subtilus with ligation reaction directly?

Hi All, I want to transform bacillus subtilus with ligation reaction directly. Is that possible? To be more clear, I have a shuttling plasmid between bacillus and e.coli. I know usually we need...

14 October 2020 1,743 1 View

I am not able to find the best working protocol for making electrocompetent cells for bacillus sp. Can anyone help me with this?

I am using a protocol for Bacillus subtilis for which there is a requirement for special electroporation media having sorbitol, mannitol and glycerol. I am using puc18 plasmid (conc...

16 July 2020 3,417 2 View