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

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Does anyone have the experience of using Taq Man probes in the QIAGEN Rotar- Gene qPCR machine?

01 March 2021 5,311 1 View

Can anyone suggest a commercial MAT kit to detect Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in animals?

18 January 2021 5,438 2 View

What is the purpose of internal control and extraction control in q PCR procedure?

Is extraction control also add to the qPCR mixture with the sample or does it run separately? Can anyone please explain their importance and how to use them in q PCR protocol? Thank you.!

23 November 2020 314 3 View

Can anyone explain the difference between recombinant proteins vs recombinant chimeric proteins?

Difference and advantages and disadvantages of using recombinant proteins versus chimeric proteins as antigens in serological tests

28 September 2020 5,307 3 View

Is there any possibility to detect both IgG and IgM antibodies in the same ELISA plate?

I am looking forward to developing an ELISA which can catch both anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies in Marsupials. Has anyone have any thoughts about detecting two different antibodies ( IgG...

24 July 2020 4,193 3 View

What are the software/tools available for SEM image analysis of bacterial biofilms?

Dear Researchers: Greetings! I am interested in learning electron microscopy image analysis of bacterial biofilms, mainly using open-source software. I have been using basic functions and tool...

28 May 2020 5,572 4 View

The condition has length > 1 in ifelse in r?

When the condition has length > 1 in ifelse in r and there are more than 2 statements how to use ifelse? I have a data set wherre I want to categorise people in to categories using sveveral...

04 March 2020 4,811 6 View

When we are using already available records, in a retrospective cohort study the sample size calculation to be done in which formula?

I have started a study of record available at clinic collected years back.So it seems to be a retrospective cohort study.But when calculating sample size I feel like it to be done in normal cross...

12 August 2019 866 3 View

Can machine learning methods to model time-to-event data?

08 May 2019 7,631 2 View

Bought HUVEC from Invitrgen.need to revive it.expected it is cryofreezed in DMSO.Do I need to remove the DMSO for plating the cell for the 1st time?

After I cryofreeze the cell do I need to remove the DMSO for culturing the cell for next passages .

28 February 2021 7,738 3 View

For gelatin coating for culturing HUVEC.Should the gelatin be made in sterile water or PBS? Do I need to autoclave the gelatin soln after making it ?

I want to use 0.1% gelatin. Should that be made in PBS or sterile water? Should I autoclave the gelatin soln after making it in water/PBS?

28 February 2021 274 2 View

Why do my MCFs not form monolayer?

Hello, I am looking for some expertise on culturing MCF7s. I purchased them from ATCC and I have been following all media and culture conditions. Media is EMEM with 10% FBS and 10ug/mL of...

27 February 2021 3,904 2 View

Help with culturing monolayer of human brain microvascular endothelial cells (hBMEC)?

I've been having a hard time forming an endothelial monolayer with good tight junctions. The person who trained me on the culture of endothelial cells worked mostly with mouse BMEC, and he used...

22 February 2021 8,253 1 View

C-4 I cervical cancer cell line tissue culture protocol?

Hi there! My lab has been brought an array of C-4 I cell line. The cells did not succeed in attaching to the bottom of the flask and remained floating in the media. Although we followed the...

04 February 2021 10,018 5 View

Cell Culture Protocol for 67NR and 4T07 cells?

Hello there! My lab has recently been (very graciously) gifted an array of cell lines, of which include 67NR and 4T07 cell lines. While I've found a decent amount of background and culturing...

02 February 2021 2,590 3 View

Moving bacteria-like organisms in my HEK293T cell culture?

Hi everyone, I have been culturing HEK293T cells that have been engineered to overexpress the mechanosensitive protein Piezo1. However, I am finding it very difficult to keep them in culture -...

02 February 2021 7,892 4 View

How do you quantify bacterial qPCR data?

Hi all, How would you use qPCR to quantify the amount of a particular bacterial species in a sample experimentally? I understand you could use specific primers for the 16s V region of a...

01 February 2021 7,153 4 View

I am culturing murine bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells, what are these cells I am observing?

Dear all, I am isolating mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) from the bone marrow of adult C57BL/6 mice. The culture conditions are: -IMDM + L-glut, 20% of 50:50 FBS:HS, 1% P/S -Medium replaced each...

24 January 2021 7,223 3 View

Ac16 cardiomyocytes cell line culturing ?

I have faced a problem with culturing Ac16 cardiomyocytes cell line. Day 0 I plated 200,000 cells/2ml (well) in 6 wells plate in FGM. Day 3 I put my cells on Low serum medium. When I changed...

24 January 2021 1,456 2 View