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TypeBlog Post.... Instead, you can choose a molecular cloning technique that will work well with a given set of resources... invention in the late 1990s, Gateway cloning technology has become very popular as a rapid and highly...and its advantages. An introduction to Gateway technology The Gateway cloning method, developed by Invitrogen...clone in their desired DNA sequences. Gateway technology relies on the two reactions described below: ... more information. How to clone using Gateway technology To better understand the process, we’ll walk ...References 1. Chee JY, Chin CF (2015) Gateway Cloning Technology: Advantages and Drawbacks. Clon Transgen 4:138...
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Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
TypeBlog Post...types of replicate controls: technical and biological. In general, technical replicates can be thought of... more in depth information. Technical replicates An example of a technical control is the transfection...experiments employing gene targeting or genome editing technologies, such as RNAi or CRISPR, non-targeting controls...the independent variable. Replicate controls: technical and biological Reliable results are reproducible... -
March for Science
TypeBlog Post...social contract citizens enter into in order to protect their rights (2). Less formally, governments are...for a given policy. In exchange, the government protects (and often funds [3]) scientists as well as other...Aeronautics and Space Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institutes of Health...impact (15). Diversity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) (17). This... 27). In order to achieve the breakthroughs, technologies, and treatments promised by modern research,...Trump’s first budget Environmental Science and Technology: Crossing The Imaginary Line The New York Times... -
Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis
TypeBlog Post...affect a protein of interest’s function. This technique relies on the generation of a plasmid library ...pot saturation mutagenesis as a quick and easy technique that can be used to generate complex libraries...throughput. Gibson Assembly: An easy-to-use technique that joins homologous DNA fragments in a single-tube...mutagenesis The one-pot saturation mutagenesis technique described in Wrenbeck et al is a PCR-based approach...primer pair to generate an individual mutant, this technique uses mutagenic primers that tile across a region...protein function on a massive scale." Trends in Biotechnology 29.9 (2011): 435-42. PubMed PMID: 21561674. ... -
CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More
TypeBlog Post...genome engineering is done with recombineering, a technique that utilizes phage recombination machinery to...spacer sequence, and these rare events are easily detectable using PCR. The system also functions in S. pneumoniae...MAGE (Multiplex Automated Genome Engineering) technology (Ronda et al., 2016). pMA7CR_2.0 expresses lambda...Scientists have begun to realize the potential CRISPR technology can have on the human microbiome. You can consider...produce sequence-specific antimicrobials. Nat Biotechnol 32:1146–1150 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3043...efficiently delivered RNA-guided nucleases. Nat Biotechnol 32:1141–1145 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3011...bacterial genomes using CRISPR-Cas systems. Nat Biotechnol 31:233–239 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2508... -
Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids
TypeBlog Post...address these limitations, labs have developed techniques like CREATE (Deverman et al., 2016), M-CREATE... on reagents and protocols, visit https://clover.caltech.edu. Figure adapted from Challis et al. 2022....deposited by the Gradinaru lab. You can visit our Caltech Systemic Capsids page to learn more about that ...It shows lower expression in the liver and no detectable transduction in the CNS. In the ENS, it has a...need more options) we recommend you check out Caltech’s CLOVER Center’s extensive repository of published... Gradinaru V, Fox AS. (2023). Advances in AAV technology for delivering genetically encoded cargo to the...throughout the non-human primate brain. Nature Nanotechnology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01419... -
Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility
TypeBlog Post...apply someone else's new and incredibly useful technique simply by following the abbreviated methods section...They also have plans to expand to other protein technologies later. Organizations such as BenchSci and FPbase...fluorescent proteins so you can best apply these technologies to your own research needs. Other companies ...make it much easier to learn new experimental techniques. Electronic lab notebooks also play a role here...larger datasets and use computer based analysis techniques, an important component of reproducibility is...series of blog posts on the defunct genome editing technology NgAgo). In addition, there are organizations ... -
CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome
TypeBlog Post...CRISPR and epigenetics As with many TALEN-based technologies, the advent of CRISPR has made targeting much...modification is certainly not the only CRISPR-based technology designed to alter gene expression. Fusing dCas9... genes from promoters and enhancers. Nature Biotechnology 33:510–517 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3199...regulatory elements in the human genome. Nature Biotechnology 35:561–568 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3853...programmable TALE-TET1 fusion proteins. Nature Biotechnology 31:1137–1142 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2726...modifications at endogenous enhancers. Nature Biotechnology 31:1133–1136 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2701... -
Developing Transferable Skills During Science Training
TypeBlog Post...excellent Technical knowledge and creativity Become a “thought leader,” develop a technical “niche,” develop... something (a journal, a science lunch club, a biotech club) Be the head of a group (like a grad student... develop a useful new assay, master a new technique and be able to talk and own these accomplishments....committee) Follow industry publications like FierceBiotech to “learn the business” Attend events with local... -
Why Do I Need an MTA Anyway?
TypeBlog Post...come up. An MTA can resolve those questions! MTAs protect you and your institution, and almost all universities... and adopted by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). This MTA provides many benefits...rights – and the rights of your institution – are protected while we handle all the paperwork. Record ...Addgene is internationally recognized as being protective of both the providing institution and the receiving...receiving institution. Therefore, many technology transfer officers are familiar with the UBMTA and are... -
A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture
TypeBlog Post...engineering company, Genentech, was founded. This commercialization of gene editing technology led to the development... Diego. The revolution in genetic engineering techniques is a speculation of yesteryear which has been...double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the genome. These technologies rely on the cellular DNA repair machinery, which...genetic engineering and open advertisement of the technology on various non-scientific platforms, CRISPR has...perspective of the current. Although genome editing technologies have brought a renaissance in the field of health... -
History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution
TypeBlog Post...use. In order for this technology to survive the diverse demands of the biotech field, let's look at how...survival tactics of prokaryotes to deliver the technological biological blockbuster known as the CRISPR (...various innovative biological and translative technologies. Addgene has empowered researchers to harness... idea or application that involves CRISPR/Cas technology? Let us know. References Ishino Y, Hideo,... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog Post...photoactivation - and have enabled sophisticated imaging techniques. Irreversible photoactivation Irreversible...super resolution imaging, where the power of the technique relies heavily on the same fluorophore being imaged... and electron microscopy (CLEM) is an imaging technique that combines electron microscopy (EM) with fluorescence...fluorescence localization data. However, this technique requires harsh fixation conditions to preserve...fluorescent protein induced by blue light." Nature biotechnology 24.4 (2006): 461-465. PubMed PMID:16550175. ... dual color fluorescence nanoscopy." Nature biotechnology 26.9 (2008): 1035-1040. PubMed PMID:18724362... -
Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits
TypeBlog Post...eukaryotes! The technology has been used to optimize protein secretion and expression in the biotech workhorse...once you are up to speed on the basics of the technology. In this blog, we will highlight some common ...applications and kits. Keep in mind that this technology is useful for a variety of purposes beyond what...Heterologous Proteins in Yeast Mitochondria.” BMC Biotechnology, vol. 17, no. 1, Springer Science and Business... Enables Rapid Assessment of Emerging CRISPR Technologies. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 27 Oct. 2023... -
With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science
TypeBlog Post...in government, evidence to inform policies, a protected place to work, funding for science, and numerous...cannot prosper in a world where our medicines, technologies, defense, and governing policies are developed...Nuclear Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also studies energy markets in ...water. Many marchers held signs demanding the protection of our Great Lakes and our planet. And as we ...the truth about our world. Jonathan Aguilar (@AggleDetector on Twitter) is a graduate student at Johns Hopkins...being taught to communicate in a very specific, technical manner, so much so that we often find it difficult... -
Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - FLiPs and Fluorescent Protein Biosensors
TypeBlog Post...tools by making their own fluorescent protein technologies widely available to the research community. ... a key advantage over other inducible enzyme technologies. She hopes that other researchers will be able... HMOs. Current HPLC-MS and fluorophore-based technologies are too time consuming in the first case and... two biosensors that could quickly and reliably detect HMOs. Fatima’s first design is a whole cell biosensor...Fatima specifically proposes using this sensor to detect HMOs found on cellular surfaces. After incubating... -
Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant round 3: microbial drug resistance and biofilms, antidiabetic plant components, visualizing brain injury - and a glowing robot fish
TypeBlog Post...Silva, Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC), Peru Julio Ernesto Valdivia Silva is a master of interesting...identifying new drug targets. An early and accurate detection of PZA-resistance is necessary to improve tuberculosis...engineering: glowing bacteria and a fish robot to detect water pollution Dr. Julio Ernesto Valdivia Silva...synthetic biology resources and microfabrication technologies to generate a self renewable sensor, a bacterium... -
Cultivating Community Science at BosLab
TypeBlog Post...Biotechnology is no longer just for those working in academia or industry. At BosLab, we identify ourselves...towards enabling everyone to participate in the biotech revolution. Our lab exists in what appears to be...Because we’re conveniently located next to a major Biotech hub, building up our lab was easy. Most of our ...engineer yeast to glow, produce synthetic scents, detect compounds in the environment, and openly publish...Kaczmarczyk is a co-organizer at BosLab, a community biotech laboratory in Somerville MA. Follow her on twitter... -
CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors
TypeBlog Post...experimented with adding different proteins to the CGBE architecture. They conducted a CRISPRi screen to identify...forms a chemical crosslink with DNA abasic sites, protecting them from cellular processes that would cause...target-library analysis, and machine learning. Nature Biotechnology, 39(11), 1414–1425. https://doi.org/10.1038/...optimization and ancestral reconstruction. Nature Biotechnology, 36(9), 843–846. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt...targeted DNA transversions in human cells. Nature Biotechnology, 39(1), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587...enable C-to-A and C-to-G base changes. Nature Biotechnology, 39(1), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587... -
Hot Plasmids - February 2022
TypeBlog Post... cellular targets Optimized genetic screening technique using Cas12a for multiplexed gene perturbation...s41467-019-10846-1. Optimized genetic screening technique using Cas12a for multiplexed gene perturbation... To validate this optimized genetic screening technique, researchers identified a synthetic lethal interaction...future genetic screens. DeWeirdt PC, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41587-020-0600-6. The Penn...tags, are optimized for SDS-PAGE gels and can be detected on Western blots via engineered immunoglobulin...