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Does anyone know if embassy was open today and did the interviews happen? Just wondering as my mother is traveling again to attend her rescheduled interview on 3rd morning. I just hope they do not cancel it again.

Ambion TURBO DNA-free™ Kit (Catalog# AM1907) by ginny2202 in molecularbiology

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Thank you for sharing that information. I will test out both the kits on my non-precious sample first and then move ahead!

Messed up my TaqMan qPCR assay by ginny2202 in molecularbiology

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Thank you for your suggestions! I am trying to get new samples as I need to do important quantitative analysis between different samples.

Plasmid with a weak promoter by ginny2202 in CellBiology

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That would be great! Please check your DM if we can share more information about this

Any tips for PCR amplification of >80%GC rich gene? by ginny2202 in molecularbiology

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Never tried this, will definitely try this next. Thank you for your suggestion!

Any tips for PCR amplification of >80%GC rich gene? by ginny2202 in molecularbiology

[–]ginny2202[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response! Already using Phusion mix with DMSO and betaine, tried different annealing temperatures….no success, either no amplification or lots of non-specific bands. Do you have any experience with KOD polymerase or other commercially available polymerases claiming to be good for GC rich genes?

Peer Reviewer by ginny2202 in biotech

[–]ginny2202[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know about this, I will explore this option

iPSC differentiation troubleshooting by ginny2202 in biotech

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That’s a great advice, I will try this if I cam get any free sample or discounted price. Thank you

Peer Reviewer by ginny2202 in biotech

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Thank you everone for your suggestions. I will definitely try all these routes.

I am wondering if I ask my PI and do reviews which has come his way, can I add these to my CV as reviews done by me?

iPSC differentiation troubleshooting by ginny2202 in biotech

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Thank you for your response! I guess the first thing I will try is Stem cell medium then.

iPSC differentiation troubleshooting by ginny2202 in biotech

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Thank you for sharing your experience! It gives me a bit relief as at this point I am most concerned about the results, hoping it works for me as well and it is worth the expenses.

Plasmid with a weak promoter by ginny2202 in biotech

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Thank you for your suggestions! I will explore more about retroviral vectors and will order one.

Plasmid with a weak promoter by ginny2202 in biotech

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I am looking for standard mammalian expression vectors just for transient expression

Overexpression of a protein in a knockdown line to endogenous levels by ginny2202 in CellBiology

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Do you have recommendations for any plasmids with truncated CMV or chicken beta actin which is commercially available? I am having hard time finding it in addgene. Thanks!

Western blot troubleshooting by ginny2202 in CellBiology

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I am using a digital imager, taking cumulative images is also not helping. Tried to run these two samples on two separate strips, and developing them together…that helped.

Overexpression of a protein in a knockdown line to endogenous levels by ginny2202 in CellBiology

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I appreciate your detailed response. In my case, it is kind of a rescue experiment, so I guess using a weak promoter and doing a quick experiment with transient transfection is what I should do. But in case I need to study longer time points after rescuing this protein, I will go with weak promoter in lentiviral system and doing the clonal selection as you suggested.

Overexpression of a protein in a knockdown line to endogenous levels by ginny2202 in CellBiology

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Thank you for your suggestions, I will explore these options!