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

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    ...that forms chromosomes. These long range DNA interactions are often detected with chromosome conformation...factors, can increase a gene’s transcription. Sometimes enhancers are located thousands of base pairs ...created for each genomic loci of interest. This is cumbersome and also makes it hard to compare results across...
  2. Of Myc and Men

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    ...Do you ever wonder about the origins of some of the common techniques or tools you use in the lab? Take...antibody developed almost 40 years ago? Well…kinda. In some cases, antibody providers are distributing monoclonal...tag have been generated in an attempt to overcome some of Myc1-9E10’s shortcomings. Wait, 9E10 isn’t the...sensitivity (Schüchner, et al. 2020). In their study, some of the newer Myc-tag antibodies appeared to be less...
  3. Anatomy of a Plasmid Page at Addgene

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    ...about? Flame logo: The flame that appears beside some of Addgene’s plasmids is an indication of popularity...section of our plasmid pages is relatively new, so some of our older plasmids may not have an entry in this...Ordering: Check the Price of course! The price of some items vary, for example, plasmid kits are avaliable...store plasmids that need extra stability, such as some of our viral vectors, in NEB Stable cells. Resource...
  4. Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments

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    ...updated protocols So that’s great, but what if someone in China improved upon that protocol? How would...frequently it's being updated now, but there are some classic protocols on Protocol Online that you might... As this is a growing market, I am sure I missed some of your favorite apps. If you know of a software...plasmids more successfully. And I’ll continue to add some of our basic protocols to the protocols.io app so...
  5. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    ...and their associated ancestries. While there were some exciting relationships identified, 48% were found...differences in gene expression could explain why some ancestry groups were differentially dependent on...dependencies are undercounted by approximately 20%. In some cases, this may lead researchers to deprioritize...the bias  While their thorough analysis uncovered some concerning biases within widely used CRISPR screens...
  6. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    ...how-to videos on YouTube long before he learned (somewhat successfully) how to text or use Facebook. However...However you choose to communicate your science, some people will love it and others will avoid it like ...proficiency.  What kind of content are you sharing?  Sometimes your subject matter will drive the kinds of communications...convey an entire story or context via still images. Some things cannot be photographed or need text to properly...
  7. CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics

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    ...human genome as a map with three coordinates: chromosome, start, and stop. For instance (chr3, 1, 10) ...stretch of DNA at the very beginning of the third chromosome, ten base pairs in length. An emerging family...coordinates alone aren’t very useful. We’ll need something like Google Maps to help us identify and visualize...700 terabytes per gram—and form the X-shaped chromosomes we all know and love. To understand compaction...
  8. Bacterial Toxin-antitoxin Systems as Molecular Biology Tools

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    ...unmethylated sites in the chromosome. The more stable endonuclease can then cut the chromosome leading to cell ...improper plasmid partitioning, it will still inherit some toxin and antitoxin. However, the antitoxin will...-Kulka, and Gad Glaser. "An Escherichia coli chromosomal" addiction module" regulated by guanosine [corrected...
  9. Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names

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    ...room names originated from. Let’s take a look at some of the stories behind the names. We also have many...insert specific pieces of DNA into vertebrate chromosomes via a cut and paste mechanism. Scientists reconstructed...couldn’t find the specific origins of the name but some of our Addgenies had an idea: sqh mutant fly ovaries...tour of Addgene’s new conference rooms and learned some fun facts about these genes and the origins of their...
  10. Supporting Reproducibility with a Connected ELN

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    ...and hence making it searchable and shareable, but some ELNs provide better support for reproducibility ... use other tools in conjunction with the ELN, in some cases the integrations provide a direct boost to...storage resources remain live. This means that someone who wants to query and attempt to reproduce an ...access restrictions based on permissions, however, in some cases it would be possible to grant those wanting...
  11. Antibodies 101: The Four ELISAs and When to Use Them

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    ...and expensive. In some cases, conjugation methods can interfere with binding, and some common antibody ...ELISA, advantages and disadvantages of each, and some considerations when using the method. ELISA basics...sample that is known to contain the target antigen. Some examples could be an endogenous sample of wild type...
  12. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    ...-target DNA editing efficiency of APOBEC-Cas9 editisome complexes in real-time (St. Martin et al., 2019...transfected cells. C-to-T editing by the APOBEC-Cas9 editosome would restore eGFP fluorescence, making it easy...-target DNA editing efficiency of APOBEC-Cas9 editisome complexes. The eGFP reporters rely on the correction...reporters for single base editing by APOBEC-Cas9 editosome complexes. Scientific Reports 9: . https://doi.org...
  13. Antibodies 101: Reading a Flow Plot

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    ...generated through measurement of events. An event is something that passes through the machine’s lasers and gives... read by the machine’s sensors. (Usually this something is a cell, but it could be debris or unbound antibodies...used to identify them, such as “CD123+CD11c- pDCs.” Some cells are defined not by the presence or absence...information FACS plots often contain other data. Some will have numbers by gated populations; this indicates...
  14. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ... low to nil base editing efficiency at some genomic sites. Some sites may be inaccessible to base editors...editors probably due to the presence of nucleosome or other proteins. You can detect base editing as early...editors, keep in mind that the generation of indel sometimes may also results in RE site destruction. Many...
  15. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

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    ...to many complications, including the inability of some institutions to know exactly how many postdocs they...been able to gather data on changes to salary for some of the institutions that are meeting the salary ...length; that postdoc salaries will have to double at some institutions; and that institutions which can more...gradual adjustments towards this new level. Indeed some institutions did this. It doubtless took a lot of...
  16. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    ...other than the cytoplasm. That is, unfortunately, some investigators realize too late that they have missed...secretory pathway, endocytic vesicles, mitochondria, lysosomes or they are secreted into the extracellular milieu...Carolina at Chapel Hill. Under the co-mentorship Blossom Damania and Jack Griffith, her research focuses...proteins in cellular organelles: serious pitfalls and some solutions." DNA and cell biology 32.11 (2013): 622...
  17. March for Science

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    ...testable hypothesis - an educated guess about how some part of the world functions. Experiments come next...highlights data supporting unwanted results (14). Some loss of trust, I fear, has already come to pass....about it. And yet research shows that thoughts on some non-political issues are split along party lines...scientists to be more involved in their communities (something already encouraged by “Broader Impacts” requirements...
  18. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    ...is only synthesized by plants, most bacteria and some fungi, thus mammals must obtain the vitamin through...diet was being supplemented with biotin. Thus something in the egg white was sequestering biotin from ...applications for biotin and avidin. A short list of some other common applications and links to relevant ...(McInnes et al., 1990). Photobiotinylation is sometimes easier and less expensive than other enzymatic...
  19. Five Popular Model Organisms

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    ...Morgan discovered that genes were found within chromosomes using the fruit fly far before we even knew that...Like human cells, yeast DNA is packaged into chromosomes and about 23% of yeast genes have a counterpart...al. "Efficient gene transfer in C. elegans: extrachromosomal maintenance and integration of transforming...hartwell’s yeast: A model organism for studying somatic mutations and cancer." Nature Education 1.1 (2008...
  20. Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup

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    ...of year approaching. We’re always looking for something to brighten our day, whether it’s memories of ...finding new targets to measure! Let’s take a look at some of the hottest fluorescent biosensors new to Addgene...under two-photon illumination than previous GEVIs. Some constructs are also available as viral vectors (...pAAV-hSynapsin1-GCaMP6s-P2A-mRuby3 (AAV9) pAAV-CAG-SomaGCaMP6f2 (AAV9) Plus, additional AAV serotypes of the...
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