How to extract gene expression data from the Phylofish database for a specific gene?

I am having trouble navigating the phylofish database. I can blast my gene of interest and get the " Best match," but from there, I cant seem to figure out where to go to find the expression level...

15 September 2020 4,882 2 View

Hydroxychloroquine Protonation in Blood and Cells - inconsistent information on claimed alkalinization inside targets, emphasis on Coronavirus?

Some researchers have claimed that Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can enter cells and make the environment more "alkaline" by soaking up protons. Many publications discuss only 2 nitrogen atoms that can...

08 August 2020 6,262 3 View

What is the recommended way to store rice seed for long term viability?

I work in a plant biology lab on a rice development project, but as far as I know I'm the only person at my university working on rice. As a consequence I don't have a lot of institutional...

17 June 2020 9,434 1 View

How do other researchers measure relative quality control in production of ancient Glass?

I find it interesting that there is very little emphasis on uniformity of production when it comes to early glass manufacture. To me, it is an essential ingredient when analysing the differences...

02 June 2020 2,724 1 View

How to calculate error in photocatalytic data?

Hello, I made some measurements using a UV-vis spectrometer at intervals of 5 minutes to see the degradation of a resazurin dye by TiO2 under UV light. I did not repeat these measurements. How can...

23 May 2020 1,373 3 View

How to measure extraversion and introversion?

Hello! I'm wondering if anyone can help me. For my masters dissertation, I am looking how personality, particularly extraversion and introversion, may impact on responses to several communicative...

13 May 2020 4,500 6 View

Do rats play a part in Covid-19?

The VIZIONS project in Vietnam in 2018 examined bat and rat urine and faeces. Alpha coronavirus was found in bats, beta in rats, with a comment that rats in China also carry coronavirus. So,...

10 May 2020 7,974 5 View

Organofluorine compounds in Kombucha?

Kombucha, a fermented Tea with low pH, contains substantial Fluoride in the form of Hydrogen Fluoride as well as the ion. Kombucha has been associated with many adverse effects, including acute...

12 February 2020 408 1 View

Could areas of high Fluoride ingestion be more susceptible to Coronavirus outbreaks?

The US Government Comparative Toxicogenomics database shows that Fluoride can inhibit Human immunity to viruses and pneumonia. Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE), 2'-5'-Oligoadenylate...

03 February 2020 6,459 4 View

How to model a hyperelastic plate in ansy apdl?

I am modelling an elastomeric bearing in ansys apdl but the elastomer does not bulge under compressive load as it should. it "splashes out" under any significant loading. is it the loading problem...

26 June 2019 2,003 3 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View

How do I transfect a large plasmid into PC12 cells with nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor?

I have a large 16 kb plasmid, which I need to transfect into PC12 cells. Lipofectamin 2000 didn't work and with GFP alone the transfection rate is very low. I also tried the neon invitrogen...

25 February 2021 6,635 5 View

What is a good reagent for lentiviral plasmid transfection in HeLa cells?

I have been using Lipofectamine 2000 but was hoping there may be a better protocol or one for something like Lipofectamine PLUS reagent.

24 February 2021 1,633 4 View

Is it possible that Cancer cells could survive in heparinized blood for 48 hours?

Hi everyone, I am just wondering if we incubated 200 microliter of whole blood with 50 microliter of cancer cells(1bout 5000cells) do you think that cancer would survive for 48 hours?

23 February 2021 3,840 3 View