How to dissolve cross-linked Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form resin?

Hello all, I have used Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form acidic cation-exchange resin for the ion-exchange of waterglass [sodium silicate solution -- 40% Sodium silicate (mol ratio > 3.2)...

21 February 2021 5,614 3 View

What molecules bind to dsDNA?

Hello, there are some molecules that bind to double-stranded DNA; for instance, SYBR green and some antibodies. Are there more examples? Thank you

25 January 2021 7,595 4 View

What are best conditions for in vitro hybridization?

Hello, I would like to hybridize a probe and an anti-probe (ssDNA oligonucleotides) in a reaction vessel. What would be the best buffer to use? and the temperature of annealing? Thank you

06 December 2020 4,121 0 View

Which is the best statistical approach to an experimental measurement?

Hi everyone, my question is the following. I have to perform an experiment with the aim of finding a correlation between a quantity X (e. g. temperature) and a quantity Y (depending on X). Which...

06 October 2020 3,911 6 View

How to activate polystyrene with carboxyl group?

Is there a simple (that is one that requires few and not very exotic reagents) chemical reaction to "activate" or "functionalize" the polystyrene of a simple microtitre plate? In other words, I...

06 September 2020 233 3 View

What is the stability of EDAC in aqueous solution?

06 September 2020 4,305 3 View

What test to compare shannon index results?

Hello, I have obtained the following Shannon indices from a trio of samples: 27.73 (healthy tissues), 24.55 (primary colon tumor), and 1.20 (metastatic tissues). The indices have been obtained...

30 August 2020 5,543 1 View

What is the concentration of acid for an ELISA stop solution?

Hello, what is the correct molarity of a stop solution for a peroxidase using o-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride (OPD)? I am getting all sorts of molarities, from fractional up to 3 M according to...

01 July 2020 3,729 1 View

Is there a database for bacterial features?

Hello, is there a repository of the basic characteristics of bacteria, such as maximum growth rate? In the works related to the modelling of bacterial growth, the parameters requested are always...

25 February 2020 5,498 2 View

Can the PCR fail to amplify high loads of target?

Hello, I did the PCR (long-range, target ~5 Kb) that is shown in the attached file. The lanes are: 1. ladder 2. target (plasmid purified from E. coli after transfection), 50 ng/uL corresponding to...

18 February 2020 6,863 3 View

In an eye with Tyndall, does each dot correspond to an individual cell?

When you observe the presence of Tyndall in an inflamed eye: Does each of the small floating dots correspond to an individual cell or to an aggregate of cells? Does a conventional slit lamp have...

27 February 2021 6,326 2 View

Can anyone help with Schistosoma identification?

Can anyone identify what kind of Schistosome species this might be? Morphological features of cercariae and adults resemble Trichobilharzia, though I am fairly new to the field of parasitology...

25 February 2021 7,760 6 View

What is the effect of room temperature on brain tissue intended for single nuclei RNA sequencing?

I am planning to do single-nuclei sequencing for brain organoids. However, the organoids experienced 25 minutes in room temperature prior to freezing. Most of the time they were in their culture...

17 January 2021 5,257 1 View

Why are the organoid cells showing blue fluorescence even without dapi stain?

Mouse intestinal organoids ; After fixation and storage in PBS-T, when I checked in microscope, the organoid show fluorescent color blue even if I have not added DAPI. Does anyone have such...

05 January 2021 2,067 3 View

Are these IPScs Differentiated ?

Hi everyone, So these are images of IPSCs 2 days post passaging/splitting. I noticed that the overall morphology of colonies are not compact or round and without distinct border. However, at...

28 December 2020 3,503 3 View

Why does using lens (achromatic doublet lens) for imaging detection onto camera affect magnification in Interferometric Scattering (iSCAT) microscopy?

Hello every scientific explorers!! Recently, I have been interested in Interferometric Scattering (iSCAT) microscopy, the scattering-based imaging microscopy. One of the problems I am facing is...

27 December 2020 8,092 2 View

Can anyone help me, i am trying to calculate mean linear intercept in my histological slides ?

in the literature, in order to calculate this parameter , they use slide images with 20 microscopic magnification , but in our lab , we don't have this kind of microscope , can I use 10...

11 December 2020 9,559 3 View

How do you fix organoids for IHC staining and H&E sections??

I work with ovarian cancer cell line organoids embedded in matrigel, they grow well the A2780 cells, but once I start using 10% formaldehyde to fix them they disintegrate...does anybody have a...

29 November 2020 1,900 1 View

What is the best way to get organoids of the same size?

I would like to get organoids of the same size. We filter organoids using a 100 um filter and then pass that filtrate through a 40 um filter followed by flipping the 40 um filter. Then we wash the...

22 November 2020 9,391 3 View

Primary porcine RPE cells look abnormal ?

Hello everybody, i hope somebody can help me with my cells. Since 2 weeks they started to change morphologically, as you can see in the two pictures with the smaller magnification (they started...

18 November 2020 4,770 5 View