Why are processed foods cheaper than non-processed, particularly in the UK?

04 May 2016 3,908 7 View

Why is there a lack of priority given to research into hormonal contraceptives?

02 March 2016 4,922 3 View

How much of an impact do scientific papers that were retracted (for whatever reason) have on science and research?

Waste of funding, incorrect information being cited by other papers etc.?? any examples.

31 December 2015 9,980 0 View

Whose fault is it when a scientific paper is retracted? Whose fault when a fraudulent paper isn't retracted fast?

The scientists? Publishers? Peer-reviewers?

31 December 2015 8,717 1 View

Why does it sometimes take so long for published scientific papers to be retracted?

Such as the mmr vaccine scandal.

31 December 2015 949 1 View

What are the ways in which scientific papers are investigated, leading to their possible retraction?

Why does it sometimes take so long?

31 December 2015 7,582 2 View

Why do governments around the world often not want to share data that they have collected?

With reference to freedom of information laws.

10 November 2015 4,672 1 View

Is there science behind gender inequality?

Can sexism boil down to science in any way? Or is it society bias?

10 November 2015 4,603 6 View

Why has freedom of information in some countries lead to governments being more secretive with their data?

09 October 2015 6,589 2 View

To what extent is the media responsible for the public thinking that stem cells will be the cure for everything?

02 March 2015 3,710 6 View

I am interested in medicinal chemistry field, which books are highly recommended to learn from?

I am at the beginner level in drug design and drug discovery, and I am interested to learn more about this field. Which books are highly recommended to start from and gives me all essential...

02 March 2021 8,437 2 View

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

How does an antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody?

Hello, I was just wondering how does a antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody? Is it because of the drug conjugation?

28 February 2021 1,577 1 View

Where can I find public datasets with Covid-19 patient information?

Hi, I'm looking for public datasets that have CT, X-ray information, or medical records for patients with Covid-19. Does anyone have suggestions?

28 February 2021 4,760 3 View

How to get rid of somebody pretending to be the author of a publication?

One of the publication I co-authored has the author's name in abbreviation. Then, somebody whose nothing to do with that paper acquired it as her work. To whom in this RG shall I ask for a hand,...

27 February 2021 4,206 4 View

Can I put a figure that was drawn by Bio-Render in publication paper?

I want to publish paper in journal but I have figures which have drawn with bio-renders, can I put them in the paper or which other software I can use to draw them?

27 February 2021 8,179 1 View

How do I choose contrasts in SPM8?

I am learning how to use SPM for PET and PET-MR analysis, but I haven't found any great resources that explain how contrasts work. I have a series of PET images where our hypothesis argues that...

24 February 2021 1,534 2 View

Why is My firend's profile not visible?

Hello, I created a profile for my friend on google scholar. I have added a verified email address. I marked the profile as public. Formerly his profile was visible. However, now, When I type his...

24 February 2021 8,680 3 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

How to empty large intestine in mice ?

Hi all I am working on colon-targeted drug delivery for which I kept mice fasting for 6h using fasting grills during scotophase (dark period). I observed liquid fecal content in the cecum and...

23 February 2021 7,701 2 View