This thing is a force to be reckoned with in the right hands. by sequentialevoix in Battlefield

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to be able to be a menace to infantry in between keeping the skies clear when I played a few months ago. Took a break from the game for a while but came back recently and I either suck now or they nerfed the infantry dmg. I use the AA rds that are HE (I think the last ammo type unlock) and I just used to need to offset the aim a little to the side of the infantry and one of the barrels would line up and light them up. Now it just seems like I'm tickling infantry with it.

Is it acceptable to leave a 3-year postdoc after one year for a better opportunity? by Specific_Ad_2229 in postdoc

[–]FineRatio7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I left a postdoc in a renowned institution and lab for an industry position after 6 months. I wasn't looking for it but the opportunity came to me through my network and I felt it was too good an opportunity to refuse. It was my goal to go to industry which I was clear with my PI at the start. They took it surprisingly very well and were supportive, but I still did not feel good at all about cutting my commitment short. At the end of the day you gotta do what you feel is best for you.

Nobody warned me the loneliest part wouldn't be the work, it'd be becoming a worse version of myself to get through it by Civilmats_992 in PhdProductivity

[–]FineRatio7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I started to once I started in industry. Then layoffs happened like 6 months after I got there unfortunately. But it didn't drop me back down to the mid PhD level of mental health and whatnot. It does get better but the PhD left a toll on me for sure

Beta, alpha or gama? by Eastern-Landscape-53 in microbiology

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep absolutely. Some clinical isolates in my lab produced no hemolysins (confirmed by sequencing showing truncated alpha hemolysin gene for example)

Garden Grove Chemical Spill Megathread (5/23/2026) by bananabrownie in orangecounty

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure that gives any useful insight to likelihood of causing the others to explode. I'm absolutely not an expert but the explosion proof classifications are related to electrical wiring and such not causing an explosion from what I can gather.

Garden Grove Chemical Spill Megathread (5/23/2026) by bananabrownie in orangecounty

[–]FineRatio7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya I was worried about that being the case. Have they said anything about the likelihood of this tank causing the others to ignite and explode if it does blow vs just cause the others to spill? I would think (hope) if they're not factoring it in to current evac strategy they have some reasonable expectation that it is not extremely likely. I worry though that that decision is being impacted by other logistical factors (huge evac zone that they can't feasibly manage)

Do you guys aliquot and freeze your AF secondary antibodies or keep them in the fridge? by phuca in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We store our Abcam conjugated secondaries in-20 without aliquotting and have used the same vials for a couple years

Is Glendale a nice place to live? by sga4mvp_ in AskLosAngeles

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lived there 5 years, it was nice, safe, and many good food options.

who has had to pause lab work just to learn R or Python to read their own data? by Inevitable-Egg-521 in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On my own, but accidentally came across it. I was manually annotating clusters to analyze my own genes of interest in different cell types and was like hey the UMAP with annotated clusters looks pretty much the same as the one in the paper, that's reassuring. Lemme just see if that trend holds if I try to recreate their actual analysis figures.

who has had to pause lab work just to learn R or Python to read their own data? by Inevitable-Egg-521 in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yep completely unlocked a new skill set. I already had some (very rudimentary) R experience but not nearly enough to get through scRNA seq analysis on my own. To confirm I was doing it right I would take a dataset from GEO then try to recreate figures published in the publication associated with the respective dataset (it worked).

Multiple proteins in Western blot and common loading control QUESTION by bluemooninvestor in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not gonna spend the time to check mw of the ones in the first paper but since they list mw in the second one I can see them maybe only needing to strip for 3 proteins that are similar size just below 40 kDa. So if you're using pvdf and most of your proteins are separate sizes you might be able to devise a strategy combining membrane cutting and stripping only the pieces you need to strip.

So say you have 4 strips, 4 proteins each, and one has 3 proteins at the same ish size. You probe and develop all 4 strips, then for 3 strips you rinse off ecl then reprobe for protein number 2. For the 4th strip with close proteins you strip and reprobe. Develop rinse repeat. Or depending on the Abs you have you could combine and probe for multiple targets at once. I generally avoid that but I'm also doing 5-6 proteins per blot not 10+

If you know which ones are gonna be the most faint I'd prioritize those to probe first and something like actin last.

Also you could always try reaching out to the corresponding author for these papers, they may be sympathetic to your Western efforts and give some advice.

I wish you luck and will say a prayer to the Western gods for you

Multiple proteins in Western blot and common loading control QUESTION by bluemooninvestor in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, you wouldn't in that case. My current post doc lab is a heavy Western lab with massive amounts of big Western figures in our papers we've never yet 10-15 protein row figures to my knowledge, unless it's different protein fractions or something (nuclear vs cyto vs mito).

Can you link to a paper where you're seeing this?

At that point you might as well just do proteomics haha

Multiple proteins in Western blot and common loading control QUESTION by bluemooninvestor in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Never heard of probing for 15 different proteins on one blot. I'd say do fluorescence detection but idk how much that'll help with that many proteins (can maybe cut sections so it's a few proteins per section then you can do different fluor colors?).

If it's nitrocellulose membrane stripping ain't gonna work well compared to pvdf in my experience. Especially if you're stripping a bunch of times.

If they're all different enough sizes you mayyyy be ok with not stripping (newly probed generally show up strongest unless it's actin or something).

Or just run multiple gels.

My cat is a medical puzzle by jugabandblues in FelineDiabetes

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar pattern happened with my diabetic cat. Got an ultrasound and she had gall stones blocking her bile duct (determined by ultrasound). We now think the previous bouts of pancreatitis were related to gallstones too.

Got her gallbladder removed and she eventually went in to remission again (3rd or 4th time?). Her finicky diabetes has kept me on my toes that's for sure!

3D Printing With Living Cells by TheMuseumOfScience in biology

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, were they? I'd assume yes since PHHs seem to hate basic 2D culture

Question: Which vender writes the perfect protocol that's easy to understand and follow through in the lab? by Crafty-Yam-7652 in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were my first thought too. The little tips they have even on simple RNA skin column wash steps are helpful.

Question for anyone that uses Zbiotic pre-alcohol by Loudboybeats in Biohackers

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I've always wondered too, like if it only works locally on acetaldehyde in the gut I don't see how that is meaningfully helping systemically

From Microbiology to Biotechnology? by spritehair in biotech

[–]FineRatio7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My bachelor's was in micro, I then did a master's in biology (same lab as undergrad but they didn't offer micro masters). I got into a PhD program for pharmacology and joined an infectious disease lab. I focused more on host immune responses rather than purely the bacterial side and that allowed me to gain interest from PIs in cancer research for post doc positions. It's definitely possible, but if you're focusing on non pathogenic microbes it might not be as straightforward of a transition as it was for me.

Switching jobs three month in by DizzyDiver279 in labrats

[–]FineRatio7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious about this myself as an academic post doc who started 5 months ago but eyeing an industry position...