How to compute the internal consistency of a scale with ordinal items?

Hi community, I am trying to determine what is the best way to calculate the internal consistency of a newly developed self-esteem scale. I am working together with two other researchers on the...

28 February 2021 1,369 5 View

Calculating volume of DNA required from DNA concentration?

Hi I am a bit confused. They are asking me to find out the volume of DNA required in ul (a total of 30-100 ng for genomic DNA) from the DNA concentration in the nanodrop reading which was 404.8...

26 February 2021 5,029 2 View

How to reduce static electricity of powder after lyophilization?

I am working on synthesizing and then purifying peptides using the SPPS system. After purification of the peptide, the peptide powder is obtained using a freeze dryer. When measuring the powder,...

22 February 2021 10,099 5 View

Does the property of GFP affect a fusion protein's localization?

Hello, I am planning to insert GOI between CaMV 35 promoter and mGFP in pCambia1302 to produce a fusion protein and see subcellular localization of the protein. But the vector says it's membrane...

15 February 2021 4,353 3 View

Can part of recombinant protein not be expressed?

Hello. I am currently trying to express a recombinant gene with Avitag at the N-terminal. I'm aiming at a final product that looks like this: Avitag-(target protein) The protein I use is already...

14 February 2021 2,039 4 View

How can I prevent bubbles from forming under a coverslip?

My colleague and I are having some trouble mounting 70 micrometer mouse brain slices. When we initially position the coverslip over the mounted slices, there are no bubbles but when we come back...

10 February 2021 3,580 1 View

Would bisulfide sequencing result be affected if the tissue is fixed by perfusion?

I am looking into DNA methylation of mice as an aging marker along with other assays and recently I added brain IF to the list of assays. For this, I need to fix the brain by transcardial...

09 February 2021 9,012 3 View

Does anyone knows about a comercial software to record pressure and temperature during reaction in an Autoclave?

Dear all: Currently I am working with polymerization reaction in a reactor. For this, I need to control temperature, pressure, agitation speed etc. For calculation of rate of polymerization, I...

07 February 2021 355 2 View

Alpha and dense granules in platelets not visible in Transmission Electron Microscopy?

I am trying to visualize alpha and dense granules in platelets. However, it seems like the granules were not stained well. Is there any way I can improve my staining technique to obtain better...

04 February 2021 5,925 9 View

Why E1g mode (Molybdenum disulfide) is undetectable in Raman spectroscopy?

I synthesized 1T/2H hybrid phase MoS2 on a graphite foil surface by hydrothermal method, and then analyzed it by Raman spectroscopy. As a result, three new peaks correspond to the 1T phase were...

04 February 2021 6,580 2 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

What is the characteristic length to determine the Reynolds number for the scattered turbulent fluid flow?

Dear all, I just saw this example in FB on the difference between laminar flow and turbulent flow. The flow from a pipe hits the sink and scattered. The flow from the pipe is characterized as...

02 March 2021 1,999 5 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

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View