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TypeBlog Post... scifi movie? Or maybe it’s a biosensor?! You can do more than just ‘sense’ biological compounds and reactions...activities. Viruses and biosensors So how do viruses factor into all of these diverse biosensors...
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GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible
TypeBlog Post...site specifically incorporated ncAA, ready for you do to any number of experiments with. The catch The...broadly useful for biomedical researchers. One way of doing that is by using Addgene’s Blue Flame award to identify... -
Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses
TypeBlog Post... enter the nucleus through nuclear pores and thus do not require breakdown of the nuclear envelope during...division to enter the nucleus as gamma-retroviruses do. Fun fact: Since lentivirus and gamma-retrovirus... -
The time and cost required to make a plasmid
TypeBlog Post.... That’s also a great way to get to know people doing interesting and relevant work in your field! However...single well in a 96-well (or 384-well) plate! How much do repositories help? Designing precise calculations... -
Antibodies 101: Isotypes
TypeBlog Post...is an isotype? How many are there? Why do they matter? And how do antibodies switch isotypes? What is an... -
7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer
TypeBlog Post...your email for confirmation of submission. If you do not receive such a notice within 24 hrs, send a note...while you are climbing the academic ladder. If you do not get accepted to your top choice this year but... -
Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2
TypeBlog Post...If you’re using CRISPR to make a genome edit, how do you know if your CRISPR experiment was successful...experiments. But how? There have been several systems to do this but most are labor-intensive, require multiple... -
Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
TypeBlog Post...together long enough to get it into cells and let them do the repair work. The key is T4 DNA polymerase, which...and its low cost makes it ideal for researchers doing large amounts of cloning. Assembly is scarless, ... -
Plasmid Tools for Microbiome Studies
TypeBlog Post...fallen into studies of who’s there and what are they doing. To address these questions, biologists often use...transcripts gives clues into what the microbes are doing. But aside from sequencing, scientists can also ... -
Antibodies 101: Selecting the Right Antibody
TypeBlog Post... time and budget you cannot test them all, so how do you know which ones to try? Read on and we will ...turn to for advice if you need to troubleshoot. What do you know about the vendor and the vendor’s technical... -
Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**
TypeBlog Post...and a quick zap of the proper color light, you can do just that. Photosensitizing dyes and proteins have...than shorter wavelengths, which makes it possible to do things like in vivo imaging. Excitation with NIR... -
A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein
TypeBlog Post...experimental conditions. This is time well spent and, if you do it right, can be (part of) figure 1 of your next ...reported properties of fluorescent proteins, how to do a head-to-head comparison of fluorescent proteins... -
R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools
TypeBlog Post.... Unlike cytoskeletal polymers, however, R bodies do not exert force by dynamically rearranging into different...bodies can be found at Addgene here. What can R bodies do for you? R bodies are robust linear actuators that... -
Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens
TypeBlog Post...each one and make sure it’s working. You can only do that screen with a system you are really confident...depending on which guide RNA we use. What we have to do now is learn more about the rules.” He said that ... -
Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur
TypeBlog Post...to tell a story - convince your audience you are doing amazing things." As Sample6 raised more money, ...seeking funding, ask yourself if you really want to do this.” Biotech startups are only successful if they... -
Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors
TypeBlog Post... the bacterial elements previously described. Why do scientists use yeast vectors? Yeast are eukaryotes... Plasmids for use in S. pombe, on the other hand, do not require a well defined ORI. Instead, the size... -
Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence
TypeBlog Post...’ll need to align all these images once taken. To do so, you will need to include a marker like the Hoechst...needs, your sample, and targets, you might decide to do simultaneous IF instead (Figure 1B). To label all...important consideration when deciding whether you can do simultaneous or sequential labeling is what conjugated... -
Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)
TypeBlog Post...exciting trends in your experimental groups, but how do you determine if they deserve that oh-so coveted ...can be run on these tests. All sample comparisons Do you really need to know every pairwise comparison...mathematician to select the right statistical test, just do your homework and happy testing! References Wissing... -
How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog Post...use, of course, depends on what you are trying to do – there’s no “best” tool among them. While this seems...gRNA depends an awful lot on what you are trying to do: gene knockout, a specific base edit, or modulation...importance in design – an optimized sequence will do little if it is in the wrong place, but because the... -
Deep Dive: qPCR
TypeBlog Post... for your cell lines and/or tissue types. Please do note my oh-so-subtle use of reference genes, plural...reference genes - and it is well worth your time to do one (Biassoni, 2014). At the bench As a highly sensitive...you from understanding how the analyses work - you do need to make sure the assumptions in your dataset...end of your analysis process. You’ll still need to do statistical analysis to determine if there are any...