What is the acceptable extent of identifying the identity of potentially pathogenic bacteria from environmental water samples?

Hi! Working on microbiological methods for an undergraduate thesis project. Wondering how detailed we have to be identifying the bacterial isolates we have in order to have respectable and...

01 July 2018 1,279 13 View

What is the best macrophage cell line for studies of ROS formation?

I am interested in using a macrophage cell line for studies of ROS formation. Currently we are thinking of using RAW 264.7 cells or J774.2 cells. Are both cells lines real macrophages? Is there...

31 December 2017 9,829 3 View

What possible properties of the cellphones make it viable to make it teeming with disease-causing bacteria?

Actually curious about this one-- I've skimmed through some articles about how our cellphones are actually very dirty and are teeming with microorganisms. Some questions: are there certain...

11 May 2017 1,555 3 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

How to accurately quantify chitin?

Hi all, I have been working on the quantification of chitin in insect samples and feed for a while but I can notice that the quantification methods (e.g. exposure to HCl, NaOH, and weighing sample...

01 March 2021 1,843 2 View

Genome-wide gene identification protocol ?

Is there any book chapter/book, webpage or research article available to understand genome-wide gene identification?

28 February 2021 8,095 1 View

How to improve and implement WBAN MAC and Radio modules under Castalia 3.2 ?

Hello researchers, Hello Castalia3.2 researchers I am a beginner with Castalia, I work on optimization of RFID systems used in wireless body networks. I simulated a WBAN with 10 nodes and one...

28 February 2021 400 1 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View

Can anyone help with Schistosoma identification?

Can anyone identify what kind of Schistosome species this might be? Morphological features of cercariae and adults resemble Trichobilharzia, though I am fairly new to the field of parasitology...

25 February 2021 7,760 6 View

I have need of XRD graph analysis software for phase identification. Can you please provide links for software tools which can be downloaded?

i am trying to download x'pert high score software, but can't download it. please do suggest software for phase analysis

24 February 2021 5,687 4 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

Purification of proteins from baculovirus-infected insect cells?

18 February 2021 6,665 6 View

What are the available keys and descriptions for the identification of lice and fleas in domesticated animals?

I am an undergraduate student at the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, currently working on ecto-parasites in domesticated animals. I found difficulties in the identification due to a lack of a...

15 February 2021 277 1 View