How to convert files into .qza for qiime analysis? and how to prepare/find metadata/ mapping file?

I prepared manifest file using all FASTQ sequences and now I need to prepare metadata file. Is it a must? Also, how to convert manifest file (csv) into .qza My facility gave me a yml file with...

09 October 2019 6,446 1 View

How to know if my sequence data demultiplexed?

My lab told me that the sequences are demultiplexed but the manifest file I generated from illuminating basespace have only sample ID and direction as in picture. How to know if data need...

09 October 2019 3,106 1 View

Importing files into qiime 2 not working. any clue?

I am watching qiime importing metadata tutorial. I downloaded the barcode and sequence file using url and tried to open in qiime but they do not work as follow: (micro) a-PC:desktop hebahussein$...

09 October 2019 683 3 View

Importing paired FASTQ file into qiime had errors. any help?

Hi. I activated qiime 2 2019, prepared a folder named '6 sample file' to try data import which has metadata, manifest, and 6 data sequences as in the picture. I received this error. maybe as...

09 October 2019 6,872 1 View

Can we change one word in the manuscript title after ethical committee (IRB) approval?

I got ethical approval for my research, but while submission, I noticed that editors comments need changing one word to the title into another word. Can I change it while I got ethical approval...

07 August 2018 3,891 9 View

Do we must write/fill ALL items of STROBE checklist in our manuscript?

is STROBE a reporting tool? so we need to make sure we reported every item of the checklist in our manuscript before submission? or we simply can mention that some items are not applicable to our...

07 August 2018 236 2 View

Do we really need to calculate sample size?

If I used same power, type 1 and 2 errors from a past similar research, what is the point of recalculating sample size? Can I just use same sample size with reference to the research? On the other...

07 August 2018 5,572 2 View

In case of multi-center studies, do we need an ethical approval from each center (university)?

Or just one ethical approval.

07 August 2018 8,898 3 View

Any recommended sources for grant application writing please?

Hi. Any recommend youtube channel/website/ online course to understand the cycle of grant/budget planning/forming teams? Thanks

05 June 2018 2,495 0 View

Any recommended sources to understand grant application writing?

any youtube channel/online courses/ website to help understand the cycle of grant application, budget planning, and team formation more than just simple google search? thanks

05 June 2018 3,468 1 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Should we change media after1st 6hrs after plating HUVEC bought from INVITROGEN?it's not recomended by invitrogen.Will DMSO present in stock matter?

We have HUVEC bought from Invitrogen. Cat no -C-003-5c. while first plating the cells we have bought the protocol suggests not to centrifuge the cell with media to remove the DMSO. Should we...

02 March 2021 3,713 2 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Isolates of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus?

Dear Dr. Cai, my name is Simone Prospero and I work in the team of Phytopathology at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research (WSL;...

01 March 2021 1,133 1 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

How to eliminate Steady state error from Reinforcement learning genetic algorithm code?

The following code (see 1st 2 images attached) is used to produce PID controller values that are designed to control the system (G). The code finds the PID controller values (noted as k) by using...

28 February 2021 6,560 14 View