03.01.07
Need Help in the Lab? Just Hit the Forums
I recently got word that there is an active forum available for researchers in epigenetics; mainly DNA methylation and chromatin modification experiments. Protocol Online maintains a DNA Methylation, Histone and Chromatin Study forum that is fairly active. The majority of the posts seem to deal with bouncing ideas between technicians for troubleshooting problems in common assays such as bisulfite conversion and ChIP assays. This could be a lifesaver for a graduate student or technician looking for assistance in troubleshooting problems with an assay.
Most importantly, these forums provide anonmyity for the participants to allow for seeking advice on simple protocol troubleshooting issues. These kinds of active forums are hard to come by, and one specific for epigenetics researchers could be a helpful resource for many of our busy readers. Link
Protocol Online used to be a great resource for discussion in the late 90s, as well as an old section on TiBS that doesn´t exist anymore. Now PO lacks of those fresh opinions that were common back there
Being relatively new to research, I wasn’t aware of their history. Thanks for the insight.