Has anyone used Pro-Touch color bands to mark raptors?

We have been color banding American Kestrels using A-craft alpha-numeric color bands since ~2013 and would like to test other options. I am curious if any other researchers have experience using...

01 February 2021 6,786 3 View

Why have a specified percentage absorbance to be reached for flow test on UV Vis?

When performing a flow test the objective is to find the total amount of blank to be replaced by sample with pump. Why would a specified percentage of 100% i.e. 99.5% of that absorbance be used?

17 December 2020 7,762 3 View

Qiagen Viral RNA extraction kit showed similar results for positive and negative control. How should I proceed?

Our team is looking for viral RNA in the environment. We took swabs off of doorknobs using cotton dipped in water and then submerging that swab in viral transport media. We also wiped 1 surface...

08 June 2020 6,532 3 View

MitoSpy vs. MitoTacker?

I have a very long and rich history using MitoTracker dyes, but I had not, until recently, even heard of MitoSpy. Has anyone used this dye side-by-side with any of the MitoTracker? Is MitoSpy the...

25 November 2019 3,412 2 View

Where can I purchase syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP)?

Hello, I'm looking to purchase syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP). Most articles I find cite purchasing it from Sigma Aldrich, but they sold their last stock in 2013. MilliporeSigma has isotactic...

10 June 2019 6,852 6 View

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08 January 2019 3,512 5 View

How do you construct a crRNA for pCas9 (addgene 42876)?

Hello, I'm designing a CRISPR/Cas9 protocol for school purposes (I attend a extra project next to my study). I have to use the pCas9 plasmid (addgene #42876) for CRISPR eventually. This plasmid...

08 July 2018 5,461 1 View

Is the Pacbio Sequel or the Illumina HiSeq 2500 better for detection of alternative splicing by RNA-seq (next-generation sequencing, NGS)?

We have a biological condition that we believe decreases splicing fidelity in c elegans. In our preliminary RNA seq data using 2x50 bp, 22 million reads per sample and 5 replicates, we found only...

28 March 2018 3,160 3 View

How to reflect human lifespan in rat model?

I am looking to model different ages (in humans) using a rat model. Does anyone have any papers which describe the developmental markers in brains of rats and humans? Example) How many months...

06 March 2018 5,880 4 View

Has anyone compared zero air with nitrogen for nanoflow electrospray of peptides using 5600 with NanoSpray III source?

We are spending more than the cost of the service contract every year on buying 'zero air' cylinders for the electrospray sheath gas. We have the 5600 and 6600 with NanoSpray III sources. We...

31 October 2017 4,279 3 View

How to separate water from glycerol solvent in a solvent recovery vacuum distillation column?

I am currently doing my third year design project. I have been assigned to design a glycerol recovery column in vinyl acetate monomer production. The process unit before the recovery column is an...

01 March 2021 9,525 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

How to make fractions of chloroform extract of plant, using seperating funnel?

28 February 2021 8,466 2 View

How to calculate the fraction metabolized of a drug by an enzyme using clearance(ml/min) values of the metabolite formed?

I am trying to find the fraction metabolized of a drug by CYP and UGT enzymes. I am unable to get the values of fraction metabolized (Fm) directly from the literature. Can we calculate the Fm of a...

21 February 2021 5,379 2 View

How would I use a glycerol fixation to fix whole brain Drosophila tissue?

I need to take IF images with DAPI on a confocal but I need to use a glycerol fixation. Has anyone done this method before, if so how was it done? Thank you.

21 February 2021 3,081 3 View

How to revive a Hyphomicrobium strain?

11 February 2021 3,524 2 View

How can I calculate volume fraction of MWCNT from a nano hybrid composite ?

I am adding 0.1wt percent MWCNT to glass fiber epoxy composite and want to determine the volume fraction of the MWCNT from this composite but I don't know how to calculate it. can anyone help me...

09 February 2021 8,883 3 View

Fractional derivative users, are you on the same page with me on the validity of the fractional order parameter, say alpha?

Taking a fractional ODE problem as an example. It has come to my attention that if the fractional order parameter is in the interval (0,1], many only presents results for alpha=0.9, 0.99. I saw...

08 February 2021 9,671 3 View

Problem to dissolve 50%wt Glycerol in 4%wt PVOH 28-99 ??

Hello everyone, I am trying to prepare a solution out of PVA(Polyvinyl alcohol)_Glycerol_Wasser . (4% PVA 28-99 and 50% Glycerin) To prepare this solution I first add PVA to 80degree water and...

06 February 2021 2,300 3 View

What is the easiest way to remove the water from organic solvents?

Hello everyone! I have one question. I have couple of solvents and all of them were pure when they were bought but after some months or years of storage after opening I am not 100% sure about...

03 February 2021 2,154 8 View