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  1. Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR

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    ...broken during cross-link reversal (not shown in diagram). Cross-links are reversed so that DNA fragments ...cells (~5x107). Together, these two requirements prevent the use of CAPTURE with primary cells or rare cell...multiplexed CAPTURE 2.0 largely replicated interactions previously identified with the original CAPTURE method. ...
  2. Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team

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    ...new managers and I had a “Eureka” moment while reviewing the results of my Myers-Briggs test:  my undergrads...motivation, but he didn’t want to spend hours reviewing papers to piece together the best protocol;  he...associate feedback with end-of-the-year performance review, but feedback should be given throughout the year...References Becoming the boss. Harvard Business Review, January 2007. Three Rules for Managing a Successful...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    ... are voltmeters for cells! In this blog we will review how these indicators work, their general applications...of the membrane, a concern with several of the previously described systems. Several adaptations of this...   Viral Vectors and Voltage Indicators As previously mentioned, cellular voltage is measured at the... Components of the types of voltage indicators reviewed.   References and Resources   References ...
  4. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    ... functional copy of your plasmid of interest, preventing this issue. The genes and their antibiotics   ...produces beta-lactamase to degrade amp and therefore prevent cell death. One of the cool things about amp is...susceptible to degradation in agar plates. This prevents satellite colonies from forming while effectively...expressing a protein that directly binds to zeocin, preventing it from binding DNA. Zeocin is an all-in-one ...
  5. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    ...within a CRISPR guide can prevent the guide from binding to the genome or prevent Cas9 from cutting, both...genome could affect their analysis. Their work revealed that cell lines from individuals of African descent...Perturbation Platform to modify the CRISpick algorithm to prevent guides from being designed that target regions ...
  6. CRISPR 101: RNA Editing with Cas13

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    ...Cas13-based RNA editing system would likely be reversible and would avoid genomic off-targets or indels... RNA knockdown. In initial tests, Cas13b from Prevotella sep. P5-125 (PspCas13b) yielded 62.9% average...editing plasmids here! Future directions Building on previous RNA targeting work with Cas13, REPAIR is the first...edit RNA has multiple advantages, including reversibility and use in non-dividing cells. With the expanded...
  7. Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”

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    ...ambitious, that’s because it is. Zimmer, whose previous books focused primarily on fluorescent proteins...racism and sexism in science, problems with peer-reviewed publications and funding, bioethics in the age...unlikely to be surprised by many of Zimmer’s revelations. The issues he discusses have been making the...of his book today--the day you are reading this review--in the current period of rapid flux, the chapter...
  8. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    ...a different mechanism - the PhoCl protein is irreversibly cleaved when exposed to light. Robert Campbell...marker-free coselection, analogous to methods previously used in C. elegans, targets the sodium/potassium... the point mutations created by Agudelo et al. prevent ouabain binding to ATP1A1 but do not compromise...for TZAP, a Kruppel-like zinc finger protein (previously named ZBTB48) in regulating the upper-bound of...engineering that enables new applications, such as reversing the effects of dCas9 binding to a genomic locus...
  9. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    ...there are several parallel mechanisms in place (for review see Maday et al., 2014). It is currently unclear...neurotoxicity, and is lethal if left untreated (for review see Dietzschold et al., 2008). Herpes Simplex Virus...neuronal connection via a single synaptic step, thus preventing further widespread expansion of RABV. This improvement...combination with conditional transgenic mice, to reveal not only the anatomy of neuronal connections, but...Cell type-specific genetic and optogenetic tools reveal novel hippocampal CA2 circuits. Nat Neurosci 17...
  10. Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity

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    ...we give people the opportunity to speak out and prevent groupthink? Here are some ideas that I have found...a member of our Business Development team would review it. This survey generated 26 ideas, over half of...mistakes that kill your productivity. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 14, 2022, from https://hbr.org... spur innovation on your team. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 14, 2022, from https://hbr.org...
  11. How to Be an Excellent Trainee

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    ...participant in the training. In this blog we will review the preparation and planning you can do to build...different way of doing something then you’ve done previously) you can bring those questions to your training...questions throughout training, while others prefer to review their notes, process what they’ve just learned,...Show up prepared and take training seriously, as reviewed above. Offer to help clean up and/or make necessary...
  12. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    ...containing the desired edit adjoined to the sgRNA, a reverse transcriptase, and a nCas9. While this system has... Fig. 2: Prime editor engaging target DNA. The reverse transcriptase polymerizes DNA onto the target strand...successfully in experiments and published in peer reviewed journals. If you need to generate a new sgRNA ...your experiment. Keep an eye out for our upcoming review of these options in our CRISPR 101 series!  References...
  13. Supporting Reproducibility with a Connected ELN

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    ... the Wisconsin research community were to: (1) prevent vendor lock in by making it easy to get data out... to a selected Slack channel for discussion and review. It’s also possible to capture Slack conversations... and/or import and convert it into RSpace. The reverse flow is also supported, so it’s possible to re-...making research data available for public access, review, and query. Gates Open Research and Wellcome Open...
  14. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ... limited to 0-5%. This blog post covers a brief review of different basic BE technologies and their adaptation...making an original C-G pair converted to T-A or reverted to the original C-G by base excision repair mediated... by introducing a point mutation (H193Y). The reversion of this mutation by an adenine base editor would...in rice. In Genome Engineering: The CRISPR-Cas Revolution, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (2018). Additional...
  15. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    ...correlated with codon bias in both E. coli and S. cerevisiae. Protein folding - If a protein is encoded by...Gene optimization mechanisms: A multi‐gene study reveals a high success rate of full‐length human proteins..."Evolutionary conservation of codon optimality reveals hidden signatures of cotranslational folding." ...26186290. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4794256. This review provides a great overview of codon usage bias ...
  16. Healthcare Consulting: A Door to the Business of Life Sciences

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    ... such challenges involves using knowledge from previous consulting experiences, educational training, ...productivity, and many have mechanisms in place to prevent the burden from getting overwhelming. These mechanisms...teams are facing a crunch, and using lessons from previous cases to better staff future teams. As with any...how much my scientific background, training in reviewing literature, and critical analyses skills were ...
  17. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    ...In a previous Plasmids 101 blog, we reviewed the salient features of several popular strains of E. coli...over-expressing a foreign protein in E. coli. We will review the potential pitfalls of recombinant protein expression... problem for toxic protein products, which can prevent the culture from reaching the desired density within...
  18. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

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    ... But conflict can also be good. In science, a reviewer’s critical comments on your manuscript is a form.... As you perform the experiments to address a reviewer’s concerns, you are making your hypothesis stronger...majority of conflicts I address in my current role revolve around missed tasks, stalled projects, and disagreements...particular teams at that given time. I think about how previous iterations of those teams resolved similar issues...
  19. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Immunofluorescence

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    ...their publications or as a review on a company website. It is important to review the data and protocols ...Uhlen, et al. 2016 is a good place to start.) Reviewing available antibodies can seem overwhelming, especially...available resources and give yourself time to carefully review your options. If possible, try to select a couple...
  20. Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...have higher apparent cellular brightness than previously reported widely used dimeric iRFPs (Table 1)....protein synthesis, degradation, or reconstitution (reviewed in Shcherbakova et al., 2018). For detection of...have lower background and higher contrast than previously developed NIR split probes (Tchekanda et al.,...near-infrared calcium indicators in this recent review (Shcherbakova et al., 2021).   Table 1: Properties...
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