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  1. Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research

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    ... a multi-gene pathway to study and a reference organism where deletion strains are available. Then, staff...clone similar sequences from a less-well studied organism into overexpression plasmids. Students next transform...transform deletion strains from the reference organisms with the overexpression plasmids. Finally, students...Saccharomyces. cerevisiae, makes a great reference organism for the project because it is non-pathogenic, ...
  2. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    ...interactions New auxin inducible degron system for C. elegans New CRISPR plasmids New items from the viral service...Haynes lab’s Protocols.io protocol describes an elegant system that allows for the assembly of multiple... the auxin inducible degron (AID) system in C. elegans By Alyssa Cecchetelli The auxin inducible degron...degron (AID) system has been extensively used in C. elegans since 2015 to conditionally degrade proteins of...
  3. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Finding Relevant Papers

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    ... time to read them. Organizations: Accounts for nonprofits, research organizations, and universities often...hashtags to library entries, which can help you organize and search for papers later. Pro tip Learn more...search terms will show up in your feed. Feeds are organized by papers published each day, week, or month. ...
  4. 10 Basic tips for mammalian cell culture

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    ...culture that will hopefully help you keep a well organized lab and contamination free environment for successful...should keep in mind that UV light only kills microorganisms that it strikes directly. UV light exposure...consistent growth rate. For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned (Benjamin Franklin)! It’s ..."Ostreopsis cf. ovata induces cytoskeletal disorganization, apoptosis, and gene expression disregulation...
  5. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Protein Timers

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    ...there were a variety of ways to monitor cell, organelle, and protein localization. For instance, you might...microscope, fractionate samples to isolate particular organelles and their contents, or perform in situ hybridization...predictable kinetics over 14 hours of expression in C. elegans embryos. However, this initial timer was a tetramer...could be used in vitro, in mammalian cells, in C. elegans, and in Xenopus embryos. Of course, timers may ...
  6. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    ...and optogenetic tools exist, humans (like many organisms) are opaque, which makes most biomedical applications...There is a variety of research on whether and how organisms respond to magnetic fields (Karki et al., 2021...sometimes seen controversy, and the interactions of organic molecules like proteins with magnetic fields generally...magnetic responses of cryptochrome proteins or organic fluorophores (Karki et al., 2021; Lee et al., 2011...
  7. An Introduction to Adenovirus

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    ...In April 2022, physicians in Scotland began noticing unusual cases of acute hepatitis in the pediatric... amassed in places around the world, hypotheses began to develop that this illness was caused by either....73.8.6930-6936.1999. PMID: 10400791. Kafri, T., Morgan, D., Krahl, T., Sarvetnick, N., Sherman, L., & ...00379727-84-20714. PMID: 13134217. Schmitz, H., Wigand, R., & Heinrich, W. (1983). Worldwide epidemiology...
  8. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview

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    ...grow liver stem cells and liver-like mini-organs or organoids, neither of these can substitute for a liver...talk preparation: Define your research vision. Organize your vision into a chalk talk format. Practice...questions from open ended screens and data collection. Organize your research vision into the chalk talk format...
  9. Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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    ...Awareness Organization (ADAO) are working toward such a ban, and the president of the organization, Linda... has spread from where it originated to another organ in the body. Such misdiagnosis and late discovery...tumors from the peritoneum and any other abdominal organs to which it may have spread. Then, the surgeon ...
  10. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    ...number of factors, including the age of the model organism, injection site, and titer. Addgene’s Viral Vector...the University of Pennsylvania’s Vector Core that began in 2018. By the end of 2023, our catalog had grown...respectively, by substrates, light, or engineered ligands (Figure 2). Biosensors, which include calcium and...This prioritization happens for good reasons. We began offering our viral vector service because we realized...
  11. New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression

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    ... Fig: 2: Expressing mARGAna in MDA-MB-231 cells. (a) Plasmid diagram of mARGAna. (b) Schematic of the...the general method to create your own mARGAna cell line. (c) Z-projected phase contrast images of GV expressing...Acoustic reporter genes for noninvasive imaging of microorganisms in mammalian hosts. Nature 553, 86–90 (2018...
  12. Data Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications

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    ...Nonetheless, the initial release caused a storm as the organization left open the question of how much data was ...to make the underlying data easily available, organized in a form that can be understood by others, balanced...each individual video. To PLOS’s credit, the organization subsequently clarified what the policy intent...researchers. Yet accurate and comprehensible organization of data is essential for efficient science. ...
  13. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    ... using a viral approach Genetically modified organisms like transgenic mice are important tools for understanding...specific to interneurons in mice as well as other organisms, opening the possibility of using these tools ...protein (mCyRFP1). Derived from cyan-excitable organge fluorescent protein (CyOFP1), some of the exciting... a stable monomeric form as determined by the organized smooth endoplasmic reticulum (OSER) assay. A major...coselection, analogous to methods previously used in C. elegans, targets the sodium/potassium pump ATP1A1 in addition...
  14. Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook

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    ...our days more effective, and our schedules more organized. From the alarm in the morning, to the daily news...note-taking tools, others using excel sheets or organizing folders in complex ways, there are solutions ...institution, the transition is smooth as all data is organized within an ELN already. Investing some time in ...makes it much easier for lab members to manage and organize their work at every step of the research process...
  15. March for Science

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    ...rights (2). Less formally, governments are the organizations that make and enforce the rules of the lands...climate change, the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the absence of a link between vaccines... while their website lists over 200 partner organizations, and 514 satellite marches are scheduled to ...Chronicle of Higher Education: “March for Science” Organizer Says It’s About the Public, Not the Scientists...
  16. Lentiviral Guide

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    ...Spring Harbor, 1997. Available online: Genetic Organization and Genetic & Structural Features . In vivo ... vector. Naldini L, Blömer U, Gallay P, Ory D, Mulligan R, Gage FH, Verma IM, and Trono D. Science. 1996...
  17. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...are better for whole cell imaging and studying organelle trafficking. Monomeric PA-FPs are usually preferred...involve enhancing optical live imaging of proteins, organelles, and cells. Similar to FPs, PA-FPs allow for ...localization, turnover, and trafficking, as well as organelle trafficking and dynamics (fission, fusion, etc...mitochondrial dynamics by photolabeling of individual organelles shows that mitochondrial fusion is blocked during...
  18. Countdown to Halloween @Addgene

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    ...couldn’t be more excited! As a small, tight-knit organization we thrive on 3 things: fun, teamwork, and competition...will combine all of these. Addgenies have been organizing Halloween festivities for years – searching our...procrastinating choosing their costume?  As our organization has grown, we continue to have an amazing turnout...
  19. Interview with Bart Newland, Addgene’s Newest Board Member

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    ...of a lawyer can bring a new perspective to an organization. I'm used to thinking about the downstream results...how to manage them without them paralyzing an organization. I think these are things that I can bring to...that business experience and judgement to the organization and see how I can help. Q: What do you enjoy...
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