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...blogosphere is to read and comment on their blogs. 5)   Local science museums are a great place to find...take on collaborative roles in academia, and that means it’s important to know how to talk about science...talking about and sharing some science on the one you already have. Read my earlier post about Scientists...important for scientists to get out there and talk about their work. To tell others why that work is cool... than ever before for scientists to communicate about their work and their interest in science more generally...already make it a habit to talk – really talk – about the research you are doing in the lab with your ... the details of your science but also something about how science really works. 2)   Read science writing...

...transgene. On a plasmid map, promoters are upstream or 5’ of the gene they control. Promoters can be organism...the Addgene blog Learn more about basic viral vector elements Read about four considerations for the ...Key elements of an AAV plasmid First let’s talk about the key parts of an AAV plasmid. Inverted terminal...routine plasmid propagation, with complete ITR loss abolishing AAV packaging. To prevent ITR loss, it’s best... Other cis-regulatory elements Next let’s talk about some of the elements that aren’t required parts ...the perfect AAV tool Learn about synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type expression in retinal cells Resources...

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...Blue-White screening could be a potential solution. 5. Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Engineering While...eyes open for any new technologies that will bring about the next revolution in biological research. We’re...Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids Need help thinking about the types of controls you’ll need for your next ...Addgene Browse Our CRISPR Resources Learn More about Viral Vectors Browse the Repository  ...

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... c-myc proto-oncogene product. Mol Cell Biol. Dec;5(12):3610-6.(1985). doi: 10.1128/mcb.5.12.3610-3616...Brian O'Neill  The François St-Pierre lab and collaborators have successfully developed an improved voltage...

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... entering the specifics of your plasmids. Figure 5: Click the "Enter Data" button to add your plasmid...Enter the growth and distribution information. Step 5: Verification On this page you will see a preview ...annotate on this page. Figure 7: Enter information about the gene/insert(s). Step 3: Cloning Information ...

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