How to repeat an operation on an atom selection for multiple times in PyMol?

Hi, I am trying to construct a multi-layer fibril structure from a single layer in PyMol by translating the layer along the fibril axis. For now, I am able to use the Translate command in PyMol...

02 March 2021 4,569 4 View

How can I find a Raman spectrum wavenumber corresponding to what compound?

I have several Raman spectra with very distinct peaks at certain wavenumbers, such as 277, 359, 466, 583, 623, 686, and 795cm-1. How can I identify them to what compound(s)? The RRUFF and others...

24 February 2021 363 3 View

Is there a suitable way to confine cell attachment area inside a multi-well plate?

Are there any types of cylindrical cell culture inserts that are designed to confine cell seeding area? Say, if I'm using a 12 well plate (3.5 cm^2/well), but only want to seed cells in the middle...

22 February 2021 7,127 4 View

Can someone help me with this error that I am getting while estimating a VAR model in R?

I am using annual time series data to estimate a VAR model in R. However, when I run the command to find the optimal lag length, I get the following error: Fehler in VARselect(data, lag.max = 10,...

18 February 2021 9,647 3 View

NVT or NPT is preferable for gas adsorption simulation ?

Hi there, In order to perform molecule dynamic simulation on gas adsorption on substrate materials, NVT or NPT ensemble is preferable ? Thanks!

08 February 2021 173 1 View

Option "cutoff-scheme" not recognized by Gromacs 4.6.5?

Hi, I got the following error message while running parallelized simulations with OpenMP: OpenMP threads have been requested with cut-off scheme Group, but these are only supported with cut-off...

02 January 2021 4,564 5 View

Can I use gelatin to pre-coat the plate for HepG2?

I am working with HepG2 cells, and I want to pre-coat my flask/plate to keep the cells in single layer. Can I use gelatin to coat the dish or I need to use collagen? I was wondering if any of you...

15 December 2020 5,599 3 View

How to compute intermolecular interactions in mixture of solvent?

Hello Is it possible to compute intermolecular interactions in a mixture of solvent using DFT tools in Gaussian-09 or GAMESS US, DMOl3 or any other computational chemistry code? For example we...

05 December 2020 7,336 3 View

Did anyone do microglia Oil Red O staining?

I need to stain adiposome in microglia, but I don't know how to confirm that are really success? method : Removed media and washed cells with PBS, then added 4 % paraformaldehyde for 20 minutes at...

24 November 2020 2,359 2 View

How to calculate UTCI using ERA5 dataset?

17 November 2020 2,127 3 View

Can one use just 250 micron sieve & still get a good number of mycorrhizal spores from the soil?

In a situation where one cannot get the appropriate & separate levels of sieve for mycorrhizal survey work, can just one level of sieve give good results & spore counts?

13 February 2021 3,760 2 View

Is an Algal Microbial Fuel Cell a good research topic?

What do you think about studying the electricity production in an Algal Microbial Fuel Cell? Namely at the anode there is for example a solution with bacteria which degradate organic matter into...

27 January 2021 5,681 5 View

What is the best way and technique for serial dilution of bactria to get accurate number of colony ?

Hello I am infecting cells with bacteria in a well and then I am doing serial dilution of this well 1 in 10 and culture the two last dilution on MHA agar I have difficulty in getting accurate...

26 January 2021 9,256 5 View

Why wont my microbial fuel cell generate any current?

I have constructed a 2 chamber MFC for my senior research assignment and it has yet to produce any voltage. I used nafion as a PEM membrane and used graphite brushes as the electrodes. I have the...

11 January 2021 5,553 4 View

Can forward and reverse sequences of PCR products be entirely different from each other?

Dear All, The forward and reverse sequences obtained from the PCR products are not identical at all. Can I still make the contigs for doing BLASTn? Individually both sequences are showing the...

22 December 2020 5,280 5 View

For a new biofertilizer what efficient methods should I follow to test it's quality(non-presence of pathogens, types &number of symbiotic microbes)?

Also it's effects on plants.

22 December 2020 2,318 3 View

Is the certificate getting from conference webinar is the same as the attendance certificate ?

Nowadays I have received a lot of invitations for attending conference online like webinar and get certificate and I am wandering about this certificate is the same for real attendence physically...

26 November 2020 5,344 4 View

What moment we can measure the polarization behavior by changing the external resistance in the Microbial fuel cell during the operation?

Hello Good Greeting for everyone I want help. What moment we can measure the polarization behavior by changing the external resistance in the Microbial fuel cell during the operation? If we are...

24 November 2020 7,100 2 View

What can we infer from different microbial communities in fish gut from two different locations?

Recently I have been interested in microbial communities from gut & intestine of the same fish species popular in Indonesia marine aquaculture, Grouper (Epinephelus sp.), but are raised in...

18 November 2020 510 5 View

Do you need participants for an online study in Hebrew?

Dear Israeli students and researchers, You are invited to post your studies on the subreddit for surveys/studies in Hebrew (for free): https://www.reddit.com/r/Surveys_in_Hebrew/ Hopefully this...

12 November 2020 292 3 View