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  1. Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation

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    ...there were unusual patterns of DNA methylation detected in a human disease: cancer (Feinberg & Vogelstein...the original methylated strand is diluted to undetectable amounts: ergo, DNA demethylation! With optimization...repeat and scFv–TET1 catalytic domain fusions. Nat Biotechnol 34, 1060–1065. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3658...
  2. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    ...described above, and not any particular cloning technique. Though rarer, you can find MoClo that relies ...assembled into many combinations. Even with current technologies, it can be extremely hard to predict how a single... if you want to learn more about this cloning technique! Many thanks to Rob Hurt for his help on this ...
  3. CRISPR in the Clinic

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    ...There can be no doubt that CRISPR/Cas9 technology has been a breakthrough for the genome-editing field... obstacles for future CRISPR therapies CRISPR technology is rapidly evolving, and many of the challenges...taken advantage of what our current delivery technologies are suited for. For example, lipid nanoparticle...
  4. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    ...antibodies and found that across suppliers there was a detection bias of IgG2a > IgG2b > IgG1 (Manning 2012).  ... the anti-mouse secondary antibodies used for detection bind to non-target immunoglobulins naturally present.... Chapter 15 Postembedding Immunocytochemical Techniques for Light and Electron Microscopy. In Methods...
  5. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    ...Advantages of the agarose cloning method The agarose technique should be useful to scientists who wish to rapidly... from a population of transfected clones. The technique is applicable to a wide variety of cell lines,...physiological properties. An advantage of this technique is the potentially large number of single clones...
  6. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    ...Biologically Inspired Engineering. CRISPR/Cas9 technology has revolutionized the fields of molecular biology...discovery through the creation of innovative technologies. To date his group has develop several popular...catalytically active Cas9 nuclease." Nature biotechnology (2015). PubMed PMID: 26436575. PubMed Central...
  7. Academic vs. Industry Postdocs

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    ...understanding of the fast, deadline-driven pace of biotech. In other words, industry postdocs already have...Biogen, Amgen, New England Biolabs, Regeneron, and Genentech, among others, and the list is growing. Some post... a position open up. Other companies, such as Genentech, will not. The point is that each company has ...
  8. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    ...the AAV production process. Either SYBR green technology or a TaqMan primer/probe set can be used and ...sample for the DNAseI digest. Use good sterile technique when handling your AAV plasmid standard and AAV...Baiker, A. (2012). Universal real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of adeno-associated virus serotype...
  9. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    ...plasmid, using the fragment exchange (FX) cloning technique which uses Type IIS restriction sites (Geertsma...protein of interest. The Seeger lab used the ELISA technique described in their protocol because it is less...protein is added and after a few washes, binding is detected using a colorimetric reaction. After the ELISA...
  10. PCR Applications for Copy Number Variation Assays

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    ... on and so forth. This also serves as a light technical control - an RQ value of 1.5 means you have either...chemistry (see image, left, of droplet immersion technique, courtesy of CAR15.) Each droplet contains a primer...Molecular Biology Reference Molecular Cloning Techniques References Bell AD, Usher CL, McCarroll SA. ...
  11. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    ... where rhodopsin functions as both the voltage detector and fluorescent signaler. The pro of this system...several targeting domains. The quencher and voltage detector in this system was dipicrylamine, a lipophilic...high-speed, bright, red fluorescent voltage sensor to detect neural activity. Sci Rep 9, 15878 (2019). doi: ...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...Baiker, A. (2012). Universal real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of adeno-associated virus serotype...adeno-associated virus vectors with sensitivity sufficient to detect single infectious events. Human Gene Therapy, 15...addgene.org  AAV Titration by qPCR Using SYBR Green TechnologyAAV Titration by ddPCRAAV Purification by Iodixanol...
  13. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    ...updated Sep 30, 2020 by Marcy Patrick. CRISPR technology has been widely adopted for genome editing purposes...cheaper, faster, and easier than prior editing techniques. More and more CRISPR tools are being published...how you will evaluate the outcome: Will you be detecting insertions/deletions using a mismatch repair assay...
  14. Plasmids 101: Colony PCR

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    ...key steps to colony PCR are: 1) design primers to detect the presence of your insert; 2) set up a standard...Running a no template control PCR reaction for detecting contamination is also a good idea.    Analyzing....org Read about Choosing a Molecular Cloning Technique Learn to Perform a Bacterial Transformation Deposit...
  15. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    ...reduce this likelihood. The key problem with these techniques is efficient delivery, as the antimicrobial must...efficiently-delivered RNA-guided nucleases.” Nature Biotechnol. 32(11): 1141-5. (2014). PubMed: PMID 252409288...produce sequence-specific antimicrobials.” Nature Biotechnol. 32(11): 1146-50. (2014). PubMed: PMID 25282355...
  16. AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS

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    ...CNS and PNS.That is until the Gradinaru Lab at Caltech stepped up to the challenge. Find the PHP Plasmids...Recombinase-based AAV Targeted Evolution. In this technique, a pool of mutant AAV capsid (cap) expressing ...widespread gene transfer to the adult brain. Nature biotechnology. 2016;34(2):204-209. PubMed PMID: 26829320. ...
  17. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    ...experimental process. The majority of current cloning techniques involve the assembly of a circular plasmid in... 1991, Bubeck et al., 1993). But why did this technique fail to gain traction? It is likely that both ...ends on DNA using polymerase chain reaction." Biotechniques 10.1 (1991): 62-66. PubMed PMID: 2003926. 2....
  18. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    ...therapy. The year was 2001 and I started a job as a technician in a lab using adeno-associated viral vectors... I quickly became fascinated by this emerging technology and its potential for the treatment of some genetic...research is being done to further improve the technology: engineering of new capsid variants, designing...
  19. A Guide to Starting Your Own Journal Club

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    ...club occurs with a small technical team (single lab or team), a deep technical dive on single papers could...must stay current with literature and emerging technologies to remain competitive and relevant. Enter: the...
  20. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    ...offer the maximal biosafety available for the technology. The minor limitation in using the 3rd-generation...scientists often refer to as “retroviruses” are technically gamma-retroviruses - another, separate member...transfer vectors for transient transfections? A2: Technically, yes. Will it actually work? That depends. The...
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