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  1. Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility

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    ...where one plasmid outcompetes the other, usually a smaller, higher copy plasmid can more effectively titrate...Environmental Plasmids blog). Scientists have designed small, high copy incompatible plasmids that lead to asymmetrical...2012) Bacterial plasmid partition machinery: a minimalist approach to survival. Current Opinion in Structural...
  2. Antibodies 101: The Four ELISAs and When to Use Them

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    ...adapted it for a host of different proteins and small molecules from a variety of sample types (Engvall... competitive or inhibition ELISA when measuring small molecules that cannot bind efficiently to two antibodies... develop assay Competitive Appropriate for small moleculesReduced chance of cross-reactivity Less...
  3. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ...impacting prime editing and found the protein La (a small RNA-binding exonuclease protection factor) promotes...2024) Improving prime editing with an endogenous small RNA-binding protein. Nature. 2024 Apr 3. doi: https...trans-splicing. By splitting a large gene into smaller fragments, delivering them by individual AAVs, ...
  4. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ...studies demonstrated successful base editing in mammals, but there is a lack of base editors for plant ...PAM). ABE7.10 can edit target 'A' if it lies in a small genomic window: at protospacer position 4-8 counting...Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. We also constructed smaller vectors suitable for transient assays using protoplast...
  5. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

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    ...for permanent reference by the Winnower. The only small downside to the AMA from my end as an organizer/...of great stuff there anyway), but this is just a small quibble. If you are not too worried about selling...resources to the basic questions and to provide a small bit of support (you are not alone!) for those going...
  6. Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids

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    ...reagents and process. It is important to note that optimal experimental conditions, including how much plasmid...backbone as Plasmid A—that does not target any mammalian gene. This non-targeting control is critical to...a gene, you should design a control that shows maximal activation. Likewise if you are trying to repress...
  7. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    ...pool down to plasmids expressing variants with optimal function. High-throughput DNA sequencing is then...ubiquitination activity assays, toxin activity, small molecule binding, growth rate, and many more. See..., Gibson assembly is better suited for creating small, focused scanning libraries. PFunkel: Of prior...
  8. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    ...The new SuperPLDs work with high efficiency in mammalian cells and in vitro, opening up a wide realm of...directed-evolution methods, the activity-based selection in mammalian cells used here could be an attractive strategy...Activity-based directed evolution of a membrane editor in mammalian cells. Nature Chemistry, 15(7), 7. https://doi.org...
  9. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Immunofluorescence

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    ...Good fixation maintains sample morphology with minimal impact to the target epitope. There are multiple...Sample Preparation This step can involve multiple smaller steps that all help to ensure that antibodies can...Sample Preparation, this step can involve multiple smaller steps, but the aim is to preserve sample integrity...
  10. Filming Science Videos in the Age of Social Distancing

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    ...deliver the best possible videos for free. We’re a small operation, so sometimes it can be a big challenge...premium, so I had to figure out a solution for that. Normally, shots require me to get in close proximity to...good once. Even when things return to relative normalcy, I’ll be incorporating that mobile monitor stand...
  11. Hot Plasmids: February 2026

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    ...function that is nevertheless conserved across mammals. TimeVault works through a fusion of an endogenous...genetically encoded device for transcriptome storage in mammalian cells. Science, eadz9353. https://doi.org/10.1126... DeWeirdt, P. C., et al. (2022). Accounting for small variations in the tracrRNA sequence improves sgRNA...
  12. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas

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    ...Approach: Viral RNA is extracted and subject to isothermal amplification by primers that target the E and...RNA is extracted from a sample and subject to isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) using...contain reverse transcriptase to produce cDNA. Isothermal amplification is done at one constant temperature...
  13. Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

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    ... refer to antibodies and 'staining' to refer to small molecule dyes. Indirect labeling While antibodies...of those CD8+ T cells, require the cells to be minimally altered, so you would not be able to use antibodies... Lastly, stains, based not on antibodies but on small molecule dyes, are useful, most notably when it ...
  14. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    ...science, and can include: equipment, reagents, animals, glassware, and even people. When developing a ...budget bottom line costs may be rather high. That’s normal, because this is where you can start to identify... modeling and collaborations rather than using animals, then that’s a cost that you can eliminate from...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    ...proteoglycan (HSPG)3 AAV receptor (AAVR)2 Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)3 AAV8 Laminin...of one AAV serotype with the capsid of another. Formally, pseudotypes are described with two numbers separated...using the genomic structure of AAV2, so they are formally called rAAV2/1, rAAV2/2, and so on, although we...
  16. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ... will be able to provide letters of reference, informal recommendations, more positive grant application... not know.... 6. Go to science meetings big and small Meetings give you and your research exposure. Use...Eat well- a diet rich in vegetables, foods with minimal processing, and low in empty calories will make...
  17. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...little tissue absorption, weak tissue scattering and small amounts of tissue auto-fluorescence (Drobizhev et...excitation wavelength as it has been shown that even a small incremental change of the excitation wavelength ...Dynamic imaging of dendritic cell extension into the small bowel lumen in response to epithelial cell TLR engagement...
  18. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    ...Function Antigen presenting cells (APCs) that would normally alert the rest of the immune system to the presence...and IL-10 that suppress APCs. T cells that would normally attack the cancer cells are also suppressed by...activity of CTLs and NK cells. These cells would normally kill cancer cells but are directed not to through...
  19. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...choice, and size of the target brain region, the optimal viral titer must be determined empirically (this... weeks over 8 weeks) in order to determine the optimal time period between viral injection and commencement... of neural circuits underlying brain disease in animal models. Nature reviews Neuroscience. 2012;13(4)...
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