Can I use the CHARMM GUI input files for Gromacs in HPC?

Good day everyone! I am a Biochemistry undergraduate in the Philippines and to be very honest, we have no background in bioinformatics since we really focused on wet lab techniques + theory. Due...

15 February 2021 3,422 4 View

Cause of slow bromophenol blue migration and smearing while running SDS PAGE?

While running gels for western blotting, I am currently getting, what seems to be, the blue dye from my sample buffer migrating more slowly in sample lanes leaving blue streaks. These transfer to...

08 February 2021 5,317 3 View

Same sample, significantly different trace for DMF vs. THF for cyclic voltammetry?

Dear reader, I've been having trouble with my cyclic voltammetry recently, but I then had a break through and managed to get apparently "clean" results using dry, deoxygenated THF and/or DMF,...

06 January 2021 4,312 3 View

Can I use GROMACS for field-theoretic simulation of copolymers?

I need to know if I can use GROMACS instead of LAMMPS for my undergraduate thesis wherein I will generate phase diagrams of copolymers using FTS. Thank you so much!

22 November 2020 3,725 3 View

How to quantify lncRNA/miRNA in ribosomal depleted RNA-seq?

I did some ribosomally depleted RNA-seq in rat brain. Does anyone have recommendations on how to quantify/compare small RNA expression between samples? I have used RNA STAR to map reads back to...

11 November 2020 5,331 1 View

What are some essential steps when using THF for cyclic voltammetry?

I'm new to electrochem/cyclic voltammetry. I'm interested in measuring cyclic voltammograms of organic semiconductors in organic solvents, specifically, THF. I know that in principle I should be...

09 November 2020 2,298 4 View

At what stage of development do animals develop sentient?

I'm trying to find out in the development between being an embryo and an adult animal does the animal become phenomenally conscious? I'm especially looking for recommendations for articles on the...

30 August 2020 3,815 3 View

How to depolarize cultured primary neurons with KCl without them dying?

14 August 2020 1,488 8 View

Recommendations on model enveloped viruses that are easy and safe to propagate?

Hi everyone, We are synthesizing a virucidal material that will kill SARS-CoV-2 on contact. In these preliminary stages, we want to use enveloped surrogate viruses that are the easiest to...

08 August 2020 6,731 4 View

Where can I purchase fluorescent silica nanoparticles?

Hi all, I want to purchase fluorescent silica nanoparticles (with and without a functional group to make it hydrophobic) in powder form. A variety of size options would be key. Preferably, if you...

04 August 2020 7,440 6 View

Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 View

Should we change media after1st 6hrs after plating HUVEC bought from INVITROGEN?it's not recomended by invitrogen.Will DMSO present in stock matter?

We have HUVEC bought from Invitrogen. Cat no -C-003-5c. while first plating the cells we have bought the protocol suggests not to centrifuge the cell with media to remove the DMSO. Should we...

02 March 2021 3,713 2 View

How to normalise data on OPM package from R Studio ?

Good afternoon, I recently used OmniLog from BIOLOG for my experimentations : I tested the metabolism of different strains on 2 types of plates. I have 16 strains of 3 different groups...

02 March 2021 3,584 1 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View

Benefits of the 24 welled plate?

We have always used the 96 welled plate, the 48 welled plate but apparently there is much evidence on the 24 welled plate and above all its benefits.It states it is the same you would use on ELISA...

28 February 2021 1,149 1 View

Can bacterial suspension be pipetted directly onto petri dish and agar poured onto it?

Hi, recently I encountered a protocol for plating which was not the usual method I have been practicing (pour LB agar onto plate, allow it to solidify, pipette bacterial suspension onto plate,...

28 February 2021 7,292 3 View

What is the best surface to culture cells isolated from a skin biopsy?

Hello, recently I am having some difficulties with maintaining the cell culture of primary cells isolated from a skin biopsy (normal and malignant). The coating of culture plates with Matrigel (a...

26 February 2021 6,151 2 View

Difficulty in cloning of 1kb gene into vector?

I am facing difficulties in cloning a 1kb gene into a vector (pJIT163). I have my gene on interest (GOI) in pUC57 and want to clone in pJIT163 using SalI and BamHI restriction sites. I am getting...

25 February 2021 3,221 7 View

Can cells be reused after using WST 8/ CCK 8 from Sigma Aldrich?

Hi all, Can cells be reused after I have seed them onto 96 well plates and test them with cell counting kit at OD450 (CCK8) at 12 hours, wash them with PBS x3 and add new media and let them...

24 February 2021 5,072 1 View