Why are my bands weird in this Agarose gel?

Can someone please give me some possible things that could go wrong? Here is my recipe: 0.5g Agarose 50 mL of TAE 1x 1 uL ethyl bromide. Gel was run at 100V for 1 hour. The buffer used is also TAE.

01 March 2021 9,952 3 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

How to minimise the risk of being abused the profile of potential participants tagged in a social media post?

Dear colleagues, I got this one in one project I did ethics review. It's great to hear about your thoughts/experiences. "Doing an open recruitment online (i.e., via Facebook) requires public...

22 February 2021 3,322 3 View

Any suggestion on self-efficacy scale ?

Dear researchers, I am planning on conducting a research on the relationship between Language learning strategies, by Oxford (1990) and self-efficacy. I have found Morgan-Jinks Student Efficacy...

22 January 2021 8,432 3 View

I need to apply a questionnaire from an article. What statistical analysis do I need to use?

Hello, I found a survey about attitude toward language in an article which I find fit to use it in my thesis. The survey has 30 questions, which were put into 5 factors through factor analysis...

21 January 2021 9,419 3 View

Why did I obtain abnormal staining by TUNEL assay?

I use Abcam TUNEL Assay Kit - HRP-DAB (ab206386) on mouse tissues. The staining showed a pattern that I expected to see with a specific layer of cells dying due to drug treatment. But the...

12 January 2021 144 1 View

Is there a generalized method to derive current-mode model of any DC-DC converters?

Hi all, As new DC-DC converters are being proposed, associated control method should be proposed and based on the small-model signal analysis of the DC-DC converters. Using average space state...

06 January 2021 7,247 3 View

Is it need to test Cronbach's Alpha for extracted features from data?

As Cronbach's Alpha is usually used for test the reliability of measurements given by questionnaires, however, I wonder that whether I use this test for features extracted from behavioral data. I...

26 December 2020 9,602 2 View

How is datasets good?

Can you show me some ways to generate benchmark datasets?

22 December 2020 362 4 View

Does crystallinity degree, (and crystalline phase) of a polymer affect its surface energy and adhesion?

I have several PLLA electrospun nanofibers with different crystallinity degrees and also different crystalline phases and I am measuring the adhesion force by AFM-based techniques. I wonder if we...

28 November 2020 3,269 5 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

How to accurately quantify chitin?

Hi all, I have been working on the quantification of chitin in insect samples and feed for a while but I can notice that the quantification methods (e.g. exposure to HCl, NaOH, and weighing sample...

01 March 2021 1,843 2 View

Analysis of CRD two factor using R studio ?

Hello everyone. I have conducted the research on post harvest longevity of tomato crop using plastic packaging and different doses of chemicals as two different factors. The design of experiment I...

28 February 2021 8,189 3 View

Anybody with an idea on how do design specific primers for detecting tomato resistance genes tm-1, TM-2 and Tm2^2?

I am trying to identify these 3 genes among some tomato cultivar collections and after aligning some sequences from NCBI, I couldn't find unique sequences to target for specific primers. There...

28 February 2021 606 3 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

Purification of proteins from baculovirus-infected insect cells?

18 February 2021 6,665 6 View

Extraction of DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel?

Hi everybody, can anybody suggest how to extract DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel (in my case, mosquitoes)? Does anybody know a commericial kit which does that or a particular...

10 February 2021 3,392 4 View

How do I prepare and store insect samples for JH measurements?

I need to preserve termite samples for future quantification of juvenile hormone in their bodies. Or extract the Juvenile Hormone and keep that samples stored for future quantification. I may need...

09 February 2021 1,995 1 View

How to extract NLR genes from a database?

Greetings to all, I am not a bioinformatics person, but looking for a method that help me extract all NLR genes from benthamiana, tomato and soybean databases.. any suggestions so I can use my...

08 February 2021 4,557 2 View

Working with insect primary cells in cell medium and in saline solution?

I work with insect primary cells, which I let grow in TC100 insect medium. For fluorescence measurements I have to discard medium (because of its fluorescence properties) and give a saline...

28 January 2021 3,867 1 View