Is the expression of housekeeping genes always constant?

Is the gene expression of the housekeeping genes (such as 16S rRNA gene) cannot be affected by experimental factors? and this means the level of expression is always constant (the same CT value).

07 August 2018 8,938 0 View

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10 November 2016 3,151 12 View

I have a question about the evaluation of Delta Delta Ct method for measurement the gene expression ? and is this method need any statistics ?

05 June 2016 7,566 5 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 View

Uncertianiny in using dry or wet basis in mixing a sediment with fuel oil?

Hello I'm currently working on a topic related to studying the anaerobic biodegradation of TPH in marine sediments. In this work, sediment should be mixed with fuel oil to a concentration of 20 g...

24 February 2021 9,839 3 View

Advice on growing lactobacillus species in the lab?

Hello everyone, For part of my PhD project, I'm hoping to grow some lactobacillus species in the lab so that I can create standard curves for a qPCR quantification of a faecal sample. However, I...

24 February 2021 3,157 6 View

Steps to calculate activation energy by coats & redfern method?

I'm a chemistry student and I'm researching the kinetic degradation of mixed plastic waste. I'm having trouble calculating the activation energy by the coats & Redfern method. The data that...

24 February 2021 974 1 View

What is difference between In-line transmission (%) and Total transmission (%) value of optically transparent Ceramics?

I am working on transparent/translucent zirconia-based ceramics. In many papers, I have seen that they are reporting both In-line transmission (%) & Total transmission (%) value of...

20 February 2021 9,405 6 View

Droplet PCR in plastic chips always result an unexpected band, any suggestion of possible contaminations and how to improve?

I am doing droplet based digital PCR inside plastic chips. I can get the correct band, but I also consistently get an unexpected band, slightly shorter. I attached a typical gel image here....

18 February 2021 6,618 2 View

What are the best cations for preparing competent cells, Ca2+ or Mg2+?

I have been reading various articles and most state that treatment with CaCl2 produces higher efficiency of transformation than MgCl2. Can anyone explain why Ca2+ is better than Mg2+ at...

16 February 2021 8,519 5 View

How we can correct the slide?

i am doing research on E.feacalis that is grown in dentin and after that, we did a gram stain for the sample my Q first does the gram stain consider as reliable tool for testing and seeing the...

14 February 2021 6,697 1 View

Any natural extract (that is easily available) or any drug combination triple which i can use against gram negative?

I'm working on gram negative i want to use any natural extract (plant extract) or triple drug combination against its biofilm formation.

14 February 2021 1,403 3 View

Using liquids as superstrate in Fabry-Perot Cavity Antenna?

Hi, A Fabry Perot Cavity allows to increase the directivity of a low gain antenna by putting in the top of cavity a superstrate with high permittivity such as a ceramic (er=10.2). However,...

09 February 2021 6,799 8 View