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TypeBlog Post.... We also opened up applications to research technicians and undergraduate researchers, in addition to...Abhi Aggarwal is a postbaccalaureate research technician in Kaspar Podgorski’s lab at Janelia Research...variants of iGluSnFR3 in vivo and have used it to detect glutamate release from hundreds of synapses at ...believe that improved biosensors or biosensors that detect new redox metabolites are vital for researchers...
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Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?
TypeBlog Post...innovations” stimulates excellence in science and technology by integrating sex and gender analysis into research...anything unique to male stem cells. Nor did they detect important differences in function between male ...international expert on gender in science and technology and currently directs the EU/US Gendered Innovations...Nations on the topic of “Gender, Science, and Technology” in 2011 and again in 2014. Resources on the ... -
Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning
TypeBlog Post...to your cloning efforts. Golden Gate cloning technology relies on Type IIS restriction enzymes, first...Voytas groups described a new Golden Gate-based technology for genome editing which allowed for the ordered...efficiently in just a few steps. More recently, CRISPR technology has adapted Golden Gate cloning for inserting...Expression of gRNAs Choosing a Molecular Cloning Technique ... -
5 Steps to Writing Grant Proposals for Grad Students
TypeBlog Post...actively pursue. Proposal writing: Improves technical writing and communication skills, Elucidates... the limitations of current state of the art technologies. Therefore, take time to review the literature...insight into what the desirable features of future technologies should offer in order to build upon and address...proposal to test hypotheses and develop novel technologies! If data from a publication or preliminary data... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog Post...presentation as an opportunity to demonstrate technical and transferable skills that make you qualified...perfect science talk Be prepared for potential technical difficulties. Have your presentation on a flash... quiet place to take your video call. Expect technical difficulties. To try and circumvent this, test...from HR carefully. And even if you don’t have technical challenges, your interviewers might. You’ll probably... -
CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog Post...that can be tweaked to target ncRNA. CRISPR/Cas9 techniques and targeting methods Knock-out: Targeting short...targeting of long non-coding RNA genes. Nature biotechnology. 2020;38(5):573. doi:10.1038/s41587-020-0428... cells by Cas9 targeting of splice sites. Nat Biotechnol. Published online November 5, 2018. doi:10.1038...Non-Coding RNAs in Plants with the CRISPR-Cas Technology is a Challenge yet Worth Accepting. Front Plant... -
Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody
TypeBlog Post...Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network, the...purposes. The Wu lab mostly uses whole-mount IHC techniques on rodent brains and is expanding to more complex...antibodies (See Fig 1.). rAbs are a relatively new technology that takes advantage of DNA sequencing to turn...antibodies. Since recombinant antibodies are a newer technology, it is important to show through qualitative ... -
Hot Plasmids February 2024
TypeBlog Post...Susanna Stroik Even with the advances in CRISPR technology over the past decade, primary cells remain difficult...using peptide-assisted genome editing. Nature Biotechnology, 10.1038/s41587-023-01756-1. https://doi.org...monomeric StayGold fluorescent protein. Nature Biotechnology, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02018...throughout the non-human primate brain. Nature Nanotechnology, 18, 1241–1251 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038... -
Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools
TypeBlog Post...at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Institute for Basic Science (IBS)...primarily to the cell body with very little signal detected along the neurite (Figure 1.) Moreover, the group...Zhang’s lab is developing new super-resolution techniques for live-cell imaging of the dynamic changes ...spatial and temporal organization. The design use to detect PKA activity can be generalized to measure phosphatase... -
Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor
TypeBlog Post...molecular biologic techniques to further the understanding of epigenetics; techniques include chromatin...and bisulfite sequencing. However none of these techniques can be used for in-situ research of dynamic modifications...reporting methylation status of these sites. This new technology opens up a new way to visualize changes in gene... -
Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats
TypeBlog Post...variety of research sectors to provide open source technologies and spaces where interested parties can do research...fantastic optics and fluidics platform it contains. Biotech equipment becomes obsolete amazingly fast, but ...is a passion for learning and having fun with technology, so feel free to contact your local space and...Biocurious.org, Derek is bringing cutting edge technologies to Victoria, BC. Follow Derek on Twitter @derekja... -
AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS
TypeBlog Post...sequencing capabilities and Seqwell’s plexWell technology, we can now perform NGS at Addgene to sequence... we mixed into the original AAV sample at 5%. Detecting 5% contamination is a good start, but to determine..., with a high enough sequencing depth, we could detect contamination as low as 0.1% (Guerin et al., 2020...perform a deeper analysis of the data. Our serotype detection software confirms the serotype of the prep by ... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021
TypeBlog Post... Novel protein cage provides simple enzyme protection in yeast bioproduction pathways By Gabrielle ...(MPyV VLPs ). This artificial nanoparticle can protect proteins from unfavorable interactions in the cell...pathway (myo-inositol oxygenase), providing enzyme protection while still allowing substrates and products ...system provides a simple, efficient method for protecting a single enzyme that drives biosynthetic pathways... -
Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity
TypeBlog Post... – so much so that there was little range for detectable improvements in the methodology. To further push... While T4 DNA Ligase, the mainstay of most biotechnological cloning efforts for over 50 years, prefers...work, will fuel additional efforts to push the technique forward. Many thanks to our guest bloggers Becky... efficiency Learn about other plasmid cloning techniques Resources on Addgene.org Find basic molecular... -
Plasmids 101: 5 factors to help you choose the right cloning method
TypeBlog Post...many labs still love using them! With so many technologies currently available, you now face the challenge...Alternatively, you might consider Gibson cloning. In this technique, you first perform a round of PCR to generate ... there are never any guarantees, some cloning techniques do tip the scales in your favor. For starters...ligation-independent PCR cloning method." BMC biotechnology 11.1 (2011): 92. PubMed PMID: 21992524. PubMed... -
Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids
TypeBlog Post... low, ranging from undetectable to 0.1%. In contrast, new genome editing techniques such as CRISPR are...the endogenous gene. Here, we'll describe the techniques and the plasmids used to inactivate specific ...specifically with a gRNA). Be sure to keep these techniques in mind when choosing a knockout strategy! Knockout... -
Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the Research Community
TypeBlog Post...and in the right places. Checks and balances: protecting against cancerous cells Luckily, there are several...several safety mechanisms in place to protect us from rogue cells when something does go awry. The process... use with the Gateway Cloning Platform (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA) that represents 180 genes from...Scientists are making progress. New resources and technologies become available almost daily, yet obstacles... -
Isolating Genomic Regions of Interest with the CRISPR System
TypeBlog Post... and the chromosome conformation capture (3C) technique. In addition to 3xFLAG and biotin tags, use of...additional flavors to this methodology. Using this technique, researchers have begun to make important discoveries...experimental setup. As we’ve seen for many other CRISPR techniques, this method also has great potential for improvements...DNA fragments and chromatin by in vitro enCh IP technology using recombinant CRISPR ribonucleoproteins."... -
INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons
TypeBlog Post...a multi-spacer CRISPR array. Workflow and technical considerations Making insertions in bacterial ...metabolic cassettes (Zhang et al. 2020); however, the technology potential enabled by CRISPR-transposons has yet...CRISPR biology and CRISPR genome engineering technologies. Message or follow him on twitter @Vopinator...multiplexed bacterial genome engineering. Nat Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-00745-y Zhang... -
Negative Can Be Positive: Open AAV Data with Addgene
TypeBlog Post...out of fear it points to flaws or gaps in their technical ability. But, especially for AAV data, that may...experimental settings. It is a curated set of technical reports on AAV vectors from Addgene and the CLOVER...evaluate AAV vector performance. Yet, most of the technical data needed to replicate and build on others’ ...word of mouth” as their source for this type of technical know-how, which highlights the dearth of AAV vector...