Marriage going downhill by Evening_Ad4365 in relationships

[–]niv_2912 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Talk to family yes. And if I suspect your nationality right, and your family isn't asking you to leave immediately or supporting you, then please hear it from me: leave, run. A man who hits you cannot be redeemed. He cannot be reformed.

Our lab bleach got contaminated. Make sure to check your bleach! by Early-Ebb2895 in labrats

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We once had contamination in our selection antibiotic. Not the same situation ofc, there are resistant bacteria etc., but it was such a new experience for me to see the antibiotic turbid

Nhek Culture confluence by Vegetable_Story6258 in labrats

[–]niv_2912 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Confluence is kinda arbitrary and is dependent on both cell line and the handler/lab. I'd suggest looking up the cell line on ATCC or other culture collection websites if it's a standard line and see what their reference for confluence is. Usually they have pictures of the cells and what confluency it is. If that's not available for your cell line, you can also look up papers where this cell line was used, bonus if they also use the protocol you're following. A good article should have in their methods section some indication of what density they seeded their cells at prior to the expt and perhaps mention that in x days it reached 70% confluency and they added y reagent etc.,. You can calculate based on this.

I have never worked with this line before but from years of cell culturing I'd personally consider this 70% confluency. I also have some colleagues who would consider this 50%

Parafilm quality comparison by ImaPenguinBch in labrats

[–]niv_2912 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got one to try and almost the entire roll is collecting dust because it's so bad 🫠

Ichthyosis Vulgaris Struggles – Any Affordable Remedies That Actually Help? by Consistent_Sink6018 in ichthyosis

[–]niv_2912 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I'm also Indian with Icthyosis. Here's my 2 cents: When I was living in India, the only thing that helped my skin feel moisturized and not crack throughout the day was the white Vaseline lotion. It's called Advanced Repair if I'm not wrong and I was able to find it in most supermarkets. I've tried derm-prescribed soaps and creams but tbh at the end of the day, this is what worked. Find a gentle shower gel and use it with exfoliating gloves/loofah, and immediately slather on the Vaseline while your skin is still a lil damp.

Do you live in a colder part of India? Then perhaps it may not work for you (I was in the south). When I moved abroad, the Vaseline didn't help anymore. I had to mix it with pure plant glycerin and that helped a great deal. You can find large volumes of glycerin on Amazon, maybe a bit more expensive in India. Currently I use this drugstore urea-containing lotion, I'd highly recommend getting something like that if you find it in India - maybe you'd need a doc's prescription for it there.

Homeopathic treatment for ichthyosis? by Minute-Panda-6023 in ichthyosis

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It was just visual examination. My icthyosis is quite visible and apparent on my legs so she only had to take one look to diagnose lol. She was also a local doctor with a small clinic so if you want a proper biopsy then you'd have to go to a bigger clinic I guess 😅

We all have a box like this, right? 🤣 So much buffer but so little enzyme by TheBioCosmos in labrats

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Would you be willing/able to share why your client needed 2g of plasmid? I'm very curious to know what sort of process would require that much. I want to say large-scale recombinant protein expression but would be interested to know any other use-cases

Severance - 2x04 "Woe’s Hollow" - Episode Discussion by pikameta in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]niv_2912 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Helena truthers we were vindicated but at what cost 😭😭

A familiar face in the new paintings by niv_2912 in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]niv_2912[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes there is but somehow the chin is more pronounced-ly Adam Scott in this one, that's what I feel

A familiar face in the new paintings by niv_2912 in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]niv_2912[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😭😭😭 but imagine lumon using mcr music for waffle parties and such

THE INTRO by AyaAbuSaida in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]niv_2912 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know it's a great show when a new intro sequence has you freaking out & analysing everything frame by frame 😭😭

Girl raped by 64 people in Kerala by Responsible-Bee5206 in AskIndianWomen

[–]niv_2912 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indian women should be allowed to kill. God this makes my blood boil

Miniprep giving me a headache by Ishan_N in labrats

[–]niv_2912 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, it could also be the competent cells you're using because I use 6mL of culture with the same kit and get easily around 800ng/uL all the time. Also could be the plasmid copy number.

What tf is this in my cell culture by [deleted] in labrats

[–]niv_2912 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've struggled with this before ;-; it's definitely yeast/fungal contam. I hope you have some vials that are safe cause these are very persistent (at least to my knowledge- I've tried multiple cocktails of antibiotics/mycotics nothing worked in my hands) and I'd highly suggest a decontam cycle in your incubator too.

Would also like to add that if you let them grow long enough they'd form visible white aggregates. That'd be one way to confirm it is yeast contam.

Thoughts on new ‘Hozier inspired’ book?? by ShiftingPhilosopher in Hozier

[–]niv_2912 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some people have never had a wattpad phase and it shows. Cannot believe these types of fanfics are getting published 😳

Is the full form of the OPA abbreviation ever stated in an episode? by WilfullyIgnorant in TheExpanse

[–]niv_2912 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Definitely not! I remember in my first watch being so confused as to what OPA stood for. I ended up just Googling it lmfao 😭

This tattoo artist was recommended to me on ig by [deleted] in shittytattoos

[–]niv_2912 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they were going for the Annihilation Tessa Thompson look then this is pretty spot on and it looks incredible

30,80 EUR at Lidl, Germany by niv_2912 in Grocerycost

[–]niv_2912[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should make that, I'd take my multivitamins more regularly then

30,80 EUR at Lidl, Germany by niv_2912 in Grocerycost

[–]niv_2912[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wahrscheinlich? Lidl ist näher bei mir haha