Is it Ok to decline to write a chapter for a IntechOpen to the lack of experience?

I have been asked by IntechOpen to write the chapter for a book they are going to publish, but as I don't have enough experience in the area they proposed me to write I declined their offer. Now...

24 February 2021 2,802 4 View

How to inerpret whether PCR went OK?

Dear friends! I am back to work after 3 years career break. Now performing a PCR, feeling like a newbie... Please, help to understand whether RT-PCR reaction "worked" or not. Which results should...

14 February 2021 3,129 8 View

Which fungicide are good for primary cells? Does it yeast contamination? How to get rid of them without killing the cells? How to get rid of spores?

Hello! Our lab is working with primary cells which we are isolating from the colorectal tissue. During the isolation, we are washing the tissue with pen-strep and then also add some pen-strep in...

07 February 2021 8,258 3 View

EMOJI-POLL-3 (Emoji-Association): Can you join the survey?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaaCWZZqMIhoz5yj_5dxggvb6-cISx3GUHssYUWZWKbpx3UA/viewform Dear colleagues! We ask you to participate in a series of surveys related to the scientific...

26 January 2021 5,969 3 View

The same lC-MS for Forensic Toxicological and Chemical expertises?

Dear Colleagues! How correct and appropriate is it to carry out a forensic toxicological examination of drugs and psychotropic substances in biological objects (in blood, urine, hair) and a...

24 January 2021 4,489 2 View

GC-Headspace (HS-GC) chromatography for Forensic toxicological and Food expertises?

Dear Colleagues! How correct and appropriate is it to conduct forensic toxicological and food examination of volatile substances (ethanol, methanol, propanol, ethyl glycol, etc.) in blood and...

24 January 2021 5,645 2 View

How to choose mouse cell line to work on?

Hey, I am looking to start working on mouse cell line for some genomics experiments. I have the following requirements: 1) Normal chromosomes composition. 2) Possible to transfect. 3) Possible to...

03 January 2021 4,387 2 View

How to describe the method described below?

I do research on the relationships between universities and local governments by asking the research question (how) can universities contribute to the design (and implementation) of public...

29 December 2020 4,522 12 View

How can I change the media for THP-1 cells without dislodging them from the surface of my well plate?

I am working with THP-1 cells at the moment and am having trouble with maintaining a high confluence once I seed them on a 24-well plate. I usually try to seed around 100,000 cells per well and...

29 December 2020 1,567 3 View

What glass vials do you use for small volumes (400ul-2000ul) that fit in the centrifuge?

I am planning some NMR experiments that require glass vials (due to chloroform). I am looking to find glass vials that would take 400-2000ul volumes, fit in the centrifuge and allow me to separate...

01 December 2020 3,259 2 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 View

When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View