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

Why can I not detect other targets than GAPDH?

Hello, we're trying to detect Keratin 14 and 15 in Keratinocytes as well as FN-1 and CD90/THY1 in Fibroblasts from human skin. As reference gene GAPDH and Vinculin are used. In our first...

07 January 2021 6,652 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

I got 02 moderator values defining Johnson-Neyman significance regions. Is it an error?

Hi everyone, I am conducting research for my Master's thesis. I am using PROCESS by Johnson-Neyman to analyze my Moderator model. I test the relationship between Public Service Motivation and...

03 March 2021 2,350 2 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

OpenBCI eeg--has anyone used them?

I'm looking to try out an off-the-shelf EEG set for some exploratory work. Curious if anyone has used the OpenBCI, and how much set-up work is required. I've heard they are more difficult to get...

01 March 2021 4,128 3 View

Which group formation theory do you recommend for projects that aim to bring together entrepreneurs for training for regional development?

I would like to have ideas about which theories of group formation are suitable for entrepreneurial training projects, with the aim of creating bonds, building trust, and collaboration for...

28 February 2021 4,223 2 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

Your thoughts on the spherical densiometer to estimate relative species canopy cover?

Hi biologists and biogeomorphologists, I want to characterize vegetation plots on a transect that follows a successionnal gradient from a river bed to a mature forest. Ecologically, I am...

26 February 2021 5,720 2 View

Why cannot world and community leaders be gentle? Where did ethics of care go?

The whole world is in a mess and paused. We all are tired of seeing hypermasculinized and destructive leaderships all around us. This world has seen enough of the aggressive patriarchal social...

23 February 2021 292 7 View

Universal bacterial primers targeting a mRNA?

Hi, I'm looking for universal primers targeting a bacterial mRNA to quatify bacterial load by qPCR in a complexe mixture (eukaryote and prokaryote RNA). Ribosomal RNA being depleted, I absolutly...

22 February 2021 9,969 3 View

How to minimise the risk of being abused the profile of potential participants tagged in a social media post?

Dear colleagues, I got this one in one project I did ethics review. It's great to hear about your thoughts/experiences. "Doing an open recruitment online (i.e., via Facebook) requires public...

22 February 2021 3,322 3 View

What might be the reason for obtaining two bands in plant genomic DNA extraction?

I got a thin band and a thick band i guess it would be the genomic DNA and the 260/280 ratio is 3.

21 February 2021 6,523 6 View