Why the storage moduli E' decrease with highr fiber volume?

Hi guys, I am facing problems to interpret a DMA results. Material: Composite Bisphenol A + curaua fiber What is being tested: the influence of fiber volume on the composites properties...

12 February 2021 174 7 View

Which buffer should I use to aliquot antibody in?

for western blot analysis the buffer in which the antibody already is, written in the datasheet, or should I use already the bsa or milk solution that I use for final diluition?

17 November 2020 4,804 3 View

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The threat of pandemic disease is not new: For decades, public health experts advised that a coronavirus outbreak was looming, global proportions, and that the world was not equipped to fight it...

27 May 2020 2,871 25 View

Is it correct to compare Fst values obtained from different genetic markers?

Fst is used in many genetic studies which involve different markers (mtDNA, microsatellites, SNPs...) as methodologies and next-generation genetics improve. I was wondering if it would be correct...

27 April 2020 7,175 3 View

My work entails comparing the effect of tax on economic growth of two countries. Asides the panel regression, which other technique can I use?

MY specific objective is to make comparative analysis on the effect of tax revenue on GDP of country A and country B

26 June 2019 6,619 3 View

In Morris water maze training results for scopolamine-injected rats, is it normal that scopolamine doesn't cause difference on day 5 ?

And if so, is it related to short term memory or inability of scopolamine to impair spatial learning?

17 June 2019 9,461 3 View

How to prepare aqueous solution of Methyl Jasmonate dissolved in Tween 20?

I need to prepare 500 mL of aqueous solution of 1mM Methyl Jasmonate dissolved in 0.1% of Tween 20 for foliar application. How much MJ and how much Tween 20 do I need to use? Both compounds are...

02 May 2019 6,228 2 View

May I express a protein in C. glutamicum using a commercialy availabe vector?

29 March 2019 7,700 1 View

How can i use ethidium bromide for sample staining?

I don't want to add it directly into the gel but just using it as loading dye.

25 March 2019 5,889 3 View

Is PTSD caused by neuroinflammation or does PTSD cause neuroinflammation?

PTSD is associated with inflammation but the cause is unclear. What do you think?. Does neuroinflammation cause the symptoms of PTSD or does PTSD cause neuroinflammation and systemic inflammation?

15 December 2018 321 7 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 View

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Does anyone have the experience of using Taq Man probes in the QIAGEN Rotar- Gene qPCR machine?

01 March 2021 5,311 1 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View

Problem with shRNA transfection. Why are only two plates getting contaminated instead of all?

I transfected my LNCaP-WT cells with 3 shRNA plus their NTC two weeks ago and split two puromycin selected cell plates on Friday last week(Feb 26). I checked for GFP in the cells, and they all...

28 February 2021 4,949 3 View

Any specific pipeline or parameter to analyse total transcriptomics study of brain tissue samples?

I have two groups of brain samples, control and treated for example. It was total RNA nova seq sequencing. I tried all the available pipeline like: star+rsem+deseq2, Hista+stringtie+cuffdiff,...

27 February 2021 356 6 View

Why is the efficiency of viral mRNA electroporation in PBMC low?

Hello, I have been struggling with the electroporation of PBMC with HIV-I mRNA. Although the quality of the RNA generated is good, and the handling of the cells in meticulous, the frequency of...

27 February 2021 9,233 3 View

How to replicate the well conditions of a crystal hit with 20%(w/v) isopropanol?

I had a crystal hit in a well with 0.1M HEPEs pH 7.5, 10%(w/v) PEG 4000, and 20%(w/v) isopropanol. Why is isopropanol in w/v here if it's just solvent? How do I recreate this well condition?

25 February 2021 9,761 1 View

What is the best concentration of cDNA to be used for qPCR?

I have synthesised cDNA from 500ng/ul of RNA. The concentration of the cDNA Is about 5000ng/ul. Should I dilute my cDNA or just use it as it is for my qPCR? I usually use 2ul of cDNA for a 20ul...

24 February 2021 8,618 3 View

Recommendations on homogenizers for RNA isolation?

I will be performing RNA isolation with frozen lung biopsy samples and am in the market for a tissue homogenizer. I am wanting a homogenizer that will fit in a 1.5ml tube. I was looking at the...

24 February 2021 3,623 3 View