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TypeBlog Post...originally utilized CRISPR/Cas as a powerful and adaptive defense strategy against life-threatening viruses...scientists to hypothesize that prokaryotes developed an adaptive immune system that utilized various cas genes ... of anti-CRISPR genes in phages The CRISPR/Cas adaptive immune system seems like the winning ticket to...
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From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD
TypeBlog Post...structure. I quickly learned that my approach needed to adapt based on individual needs. For instance, I had one...projects autonomously. Failing to recognize and adapt to these differences could have led to frustration...experienced this firsthand when it took me some time to adapt to the communication style of a new, junior team... -
Gaining Leadership Skills Volunteering at a Professional Organization
TypeBlog Post...Executive Director changed twice. I had to learn how to adapt to different situations and, in particular, to different...predecessors. Changes were implemented and I had to adapt accordingly. For example, the quarterly and annual... would come necessary changes. I also learnt to adapt my leadership style according to the needs of my... -
PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing
TypeBlog Post...method for genomic insertion. PITCh can also be adapted for whole-plasmid integration if you’d like to ...from a given promoter, and the technique can be adapted to other transgenes. It’s important to note that...increased versatility, it would be advantageous to adapt PITCh to insert genes into AAVS1, the “safe harbor... -
Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog Post...represent a functional CRISPR nuclease that could be adapted for genome editing. The use of a different nuclease... the simplest CRISPR systems and the easiest to adapt to genome editing, but the introduction of type ...learn about CRISPR biology. Later work, like the adaptation of Cas13 to RNA targeting and RNA editing, has... -
Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR
TypeBlog Post...acids at the atomolar level. The Zhang lab has adapted natural RNase activity of the Cas13 protein to ...detection signal for a single target. SHERLOCKv2 was adapted so that a cleaved reporter could be detected on...built upon. Mammoth Biosciences and UCSF recently adapted the DETECTR platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 using... -
CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors
TypeBlog Post... of different basic BE technologies and their adaptation for plant genome editing. Cytosine base editors... at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is adapting and improving base editing platforms for plant...editing using hybrid prokaryotic and vertebrate adaptive immune systems." Science 353.6305 (2016): aaf8729... -
Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice
TypeBlog Post.../Cas9 for gene editing has expanded since its adaptation for use in mammalian cells in 2012-2013. Researchers... gene (although it has been quite successfully adapted for use in screening experiments as well). Therefore...fluorescence indicates a more successful gRNA design. Adapted from Mashiko et al., 2014. Not all gRNA’s are... -
Filming Science Videos in the Age of Social Distancing
TypeBlog Post... Figure 1: The Design-Build-Test-Learn cycle adapted for video making. Cycle One: The Ironing ...on-camera presentations and interviews. But how can I adapt this setup for the lab, so we can get back to producing...shoot. I also added a teleprompter to the mix, adapting the setup to run some remote interviews, so the... -
Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene
TypeBlog Post...populations. This kit consists of a 48 plasmid adapter library, with each plasmid carrying a unique barcoded...selective pressures: Miller, Corwin, et al. "Adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis to daptomycin reveals...lead to surprisingly large fitness effects during adaptive evolution of antibiotic resistance." Proceedings... -
Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup
TypeBlog Post... of various G-protein-coupled receptors. Image adapted from Ino et al. 2022, under CC-BY license. Find...activation by shift in cellular localization. Image adapted from Farahani et al. 2022, under CC-BY license....responses are highly resistant to pH changes. Image adapted from Koveal et al. 2022, under CC-BY license. ... -
28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015
TypeBlog Post...University of Wellington, Victoria, has developed an adaptable bacterial expression vector which gives close ...and C-terminal tags. Additionally, by using an adapted destination vector with a heterologous promoter...activation plasmids have great potential and have been adapted for use in mammalian cells, yeast, and Drosophila...during their transport. Finally, the system can be adapted to cellular screening to identify molecules that...a tool for monitoring multi-gene expression and adapt it for multi-color calcium sensing (plasmids coming... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog Post...immune system. The techniques used here could be adapted to studying other systems in which there is large... revealing the cellular behaviors that mediate adaptive and innate immunity in diverse tissue environments... to better understand T cell initiation in the adaptive immune response. It was known that T cells were... -
Custom CRISPR Screens & the Green Listed Software
TypeBlog Post...Choose from different “Options”, including adding adapter sequences for cloning purposes. Press run and... well as the suggested gRNA sequence including adapters. Output_UserInputParams: Contains all the information...subsequently cloned into your vector of choice using the adapter sequences that you have specified. Run your... -
Deep Dive: qPCR
TypeBlog Post...Table 1: Features of various qPCR chemistries. Adapted from Wong, 2018 Primers Design of primers...method is the Standard Curve method. See Table 2, (adapted from Wong, 2018) for a comparison of different ...comparison of different qPCR analysis methods. Table adapted from Wong, 2018. 🔥Hot Tip🔥 Negative... -
What's New in CRISPR - Winter 2018
TypeBlog Post...Cas14 targets and cleaves ssDNA which they have adapted for detecting SNPs. Learn more from this Addgene...discovered in 2017. Now Dominik Niopek’s lab has adapted anti-CRISPR proteins for optogenetic control of... -
CRISPR-Cas14: a family of small DNA-targeting enzymes enabling high-fidelity SNP genotyping
TypeBlog Post...Last updated Apr 17, 2020. Before being adapted by scientists to edit the genome of virtually any organisms...on this planet, CRISPR-Cas systems were merely adaptive immune systems that provide bacteria protection... -
Antibodies 101: Fc Effector Functions
TypeBlog Post...antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP). Figure adapted from van Erp, et al., 2019. Antibody-dependent...Song, WC. Complement and its role in innate and adaptive immune responses. Cell Res 20, 34–50 (2010). https... -
Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey
TypeBlog Post..., the ability to embrace serendipity fosters adaptability, a crucial skill for a successful research career...research but also cultivate a mindset that is adaptable, creative, and poised for groundbreaking discoveries... -
Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain
TypeBlog Post...researcher. There existed, therefore, a need for an adaptable tool that could continuously monitor multiple ...- Overview of the neural and gut fiber system (adapted from Sahasrabudhe et al., 2023). To develop...