...non-scientists alike will march to advocate for science’s place in education, government, and civilization in general...attribute that enables science: “humility in the face of evidence” (4). Frustration among scientists has...aspects of research at National Aeronautics and Space Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and...inclusion of science) they come from many different places supporting many different positions. It would be...and 514 satellite marches are scheduled to take place around the world. There is no requirement that marchers...plan Science Magazine: NIH, DOE Office of Science face deep cuts in Trump’s first budget Environmental ...

...information is consolidated to one place, easily retrievable, searchable and traceable. However, switching from ...that bring more to the table in terms of data traceability and reproducibility of research. Electronic ... enables researchers to store everything in one place. From pictures to excel sheets, researchers today...enable researchers to keep all their data in one place and avoid scattering intellectual property across...run, ELNs enable labs to keep their data in one place and therefore make it easier for them to track and...

...(Brinkman et al., NAR). This technique uses the trace file generated in Sanger sequencing and a simple...Fig. 1: Overview of TIDE. The input is sequencing trace files of WT and edited cell lines. Then decomposition...and your Cas9-targeted cells. Simply upload both trace files to the TIDE tool online along with your sgRNA...outlined above), except that it uses a 3rd sequencing trace file from the donor DNA. This method can precisely...edited sequence would look like (the 3rd sequencing trace). While it requires a little extra wet lab work,...quantitative assessment of genome editing by sequence trace decomposition. (2014) Nucleic Acids Research Volume...

...versions obsolete, the techniques we use in lab are replaced by improved versions that save both time and money...observed. Today Southern blotting has been largely replaced by real-time PCR to answer the same experimental...unknown sequence. In the era before sequencing was commonplace, researchers used restriction mapping to investigate...this technology, radiolabelled nucleotides were replaced with fluorescently labeled ones allowing for fluorometric-based...discoveries (5, 8). While newer techniques have largely replaced these, these techniques still have useful applications...to recombinant DNA technologies that are now commonplace in laboratories. As scientific technologies rapidly...

...world continues to face global challenges, we hope to empower those that need to face these challenges ...global challenges. However, these same researchers face significant barriers to scientific discovery and...near future, we hope to eliminate much of white space on this map and increase plasmid sharing across ...Follow Seeding Labs on Twitter @SeedingLabs or on Facebook Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn...

...interesting, much of what a phage faces as it approaches a host cell surface are complex polysaccharide structures...amplification (by a mechanism known as multiple displacement amplification) even in the presence of certain...colonies overnight), flip the membrane over and place it colony-side up onto a fresh LB plate containing... is done, peel the membranes off the plates and place each onto a lysis solution-soaked filter paper (... blocking solution (around 108 CFU/mL is a good place to start) and add your membranes to the solution...

...your Addgene account.  Orders do not need to be placed immediately upon request approval. Once approved...request will remain in your account until you have placed your order. You will only be charged once you have...  What happens after I order?  Once an order is placed, the Addgene viral vectors team gets to work! They... before you order.  Timeline Once your order is placed, we estimate it will take 6-8 weeks for the service... you’ll be able to work with the distributor to place a request and order if approved.  I want to stay...

...Biorender workspace. Free Biorender accounts can store 5 workspaces at a time and workspaces are only ...It’s part of Google Drive so it has a similar interface as Google Docs or other products in the suite....collection and drag and drop an icon onto the workspace. The color and size of icons are adjustable. New...

...researchers from different locations. Having virtual face-to-face meetings as opposed to phone calls most closely...feel included in the project and accelerates the pace at which problems can be addressed and new ideas...that work best for them. This also accelerates the pace of research by circumventing the slower, sequential...Scientific conferences and workshops are another great place to meet up with collaborators. Being able to present...

...These scaffolds are stretches of non-coding RNA interspaced with linkers that can fold into a secondary structure...this new scaffold RNA (scRNA) will bind to a PAM-adjacent target nucleotide sequence then subsequently recruit...five genes that encode biosynthetic enzymes for violacein, a distinctive pigmented protein. By altering ...generate differently pigmented derivatives of violacein. Using dCas9 as an on/off switch The multiple ...Western Ontario studying plant-based recombinant pharmaceuticals. Follow him on Twitter @AdamChinFatt     References...

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... loaded onto cesium-chloride gradients and ultracentrifuged for up to 20 hours to separate the intact ...have, access to one or more large, expensive ultracentrifuge.  Figure 1: An outline of the different...out to develop a protocol that skipped the ultracentrifugation altogether. Chomczynski and Sacchi showed...cesium-chloride gradients, water-saturated phenol, sodium acetate, and chloroform are added to the homogenate and...shaken. After a quick centrifugation (not ultracentrifugation!), the layers of phenol and chloroform separate...

...the secretory pathway to their subcellular or extracellular destination. At the end of their life cycle,...to be a part of an organelle or involved in intracellular transport pathways, it is possible to map the... in order for the antibodies to reach their intracellular targets. Therefore, it can be beneficial to ...Transfer, FRET. Additional opportunities: Tracking intracellular pathogens In addition to tracking the location...possible to follow the life cycle of viruses and intracellular bacteria – have a look at our Microbiology resources...

... enzyme 2 (ACE2) cell-surface receptor. The spike protein RBD responsible for binding ACE2 is the target...SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD is displayed on the yeast cell’s surface. The Bloom lab used the library to identify RBD...RBD mutations which do not interfere with ACE2 binding, but impact recognition by specific anti-SARS-CoV...

...to almost every person regardless of profession, race, or gender. Almost no other disease receives as ...divide only at the right times and in the right places. Checks and balances: protecting against cancerous...Luckily, there are several safety mechanisms in place to protect us from rogue cells when something does...variety of cancers, Ras proteins have stumped the pharmaceutical industry for years. They have proven very difficult...Resistance with a New Screening Kit Learn How the Clon Tracer Library Can Be Used in Cancer Lineage Tracing ...

...volunteering, it gave me a place to go once a week to get recharged. The fun change of pace helped break up the... great way to share some of the research taking place at our university with the community. I even spray...interact with their followers. It’s also been a great place to reach out to local establishments such as museums...provide plenty of negativity, so I volunteered at a place that made me happy. I started volunteering in the...

...event-planning base and will know how to reserve space, time events, and network for volunteers. Speaking...school’s Math & Science Night. There are plenty of places to get ideas for science activities. I did some...curriculum, would be hard-pressed to maintain the pace of CRISPR. Two of the examples I used in my presentation... considered proficient in science, regardless of race or ethnicity. Perhaps you don’t have children but.... Maybe you just like to see the look on a kid’s face when you’ve shown them how to isolate DNA from a...

...your science, one of the big questions you'll be faced with is "how?" How are you going convey your information...learned (somewhat successfully) how to text or use Facebook. However you choose to communicate your science...interested in? Math, sarcasm, romance, and spacecraft! Image courtesy of xkcd.com Science communication... lectures, presentations, etc… Low (except for space) Real-time audience engagement and response. High...fear. Can be discouraging to build audience. Need space & higher entry barrier for audience versus passive...

...REPAIR (RNA editing for programmable A to I (G) replacement) is the first CRISPR tool for RNA editing. Two...enzymes prefer targets with a given single base protospacer flanking site (PFS) sequence, but orthologs like...be made when multiple As are present in the gRNA spacer, as ADAR will preferentially edit an adenine if...PspCas13b-ADAR2DD(E488Q) displayed robust editing with various spacer lengths from 30-84 nucleotides, and designated ...they confirmed A->I editing and found that 50 nt spacers increase editing efficiency but also increase off-target...

...AdV surface proteins (especially fiber’s knob domain, and hexon), as well as other intracellularly-exposed...pediatric population. Once ~400 cases had amassed in places around the world, hypotheses began to develop that...AdV genome in them, including the E1 region). The space in the viral particle’s capacity that is made available... G. R. (2015). Adenovirus Tales: From the Cell Surface to the Nuclear Pore Complex. PLoS Pathog, 11(6)...