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  1. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    ... the start, or if you can begin simply and build up to more complexity if needed. And since we live in...socioeconomic status and geographic location. For example, not all social media platforms are available or...expertise needed can increase exponentially with complexity. Podcasts Medium Easy for audience to engage...Written works Low Flexible. Low barrier to entry. Ample distribution channels both digitally and physically...
  2. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    ...incubated together without forming large oligomeric complexes. Antibodies are also too large to be expressed...primary antibody-nanobody mix can be added to your sample, thus eliminating the secondary antibody incubation...two-step staining with antibodies. Nanobodies also simplify multicolor staining experiments because they don...568, or Alexa Fluor 647 before application to the sample. Staining with this multi-color staining workflow...imaging, rapid epitope-mapping and native protein complex isolation. eLife. PubMed PMID: 26633879 PubMed ...
  3. Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills

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    ...transferable skills you possess because any potential employers, collaborators, or co-workers want to know that...socks, persevered through a nerve wracking commute complete with a disabled train, and now you’re sitting ...sitting in the lobby of (hopefully) your future employer. Your heart is pounding, you’re short of breath, and...my wheelhouse”, take a second to reflect. For example, say your boss approaches your team with a project...these responsibilities. If you are in charge of completing many meticulous protocols or tasks, you’ve probably...
  4. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    ...experimental purposes. But what now? MoClo really simplifies vector construction by combining restriction ...process to produce a multigene construct. Figure exemplifies the extraction and use of a coding sequence of...four-base overhangs flanking each genetic part. (A) Example Level 0 assembly. BpiI recognition sites and four-base... Level 0 acceptor (bottom) for CDS1 parts. (B) Example Level 1 assembly. The choice between different ... MoClo user, but beginners or those performing complex assemblies should screen a minimum of 8–10 colonies...
  5. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    ... relevant bases within the editing window, for example all C’s will edit to T’s. Thus, it’s important ...modifiers available. This system utilizes an RNA template containing the desired edit adjoined to the sgRNA...knocking out a particular gene isn’t feasible. For example, temporary repression or knockdown allow you to... target genes using dCas9-based activators The simplest of the dCas9 activators consists of dCas9 fused... proteins. The Synergistic Activation Mediator complex, generally the strongest activator, consists of...
  6. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    ...were most efficient at complex edits, such as long or highly structured templates. Cas9 variants PE6e–g...PE6b was very efficient for short, unstructured templates and significantly reduced undesired edits (indels...also make CAR-T cell therapy more accessible by simplifying the production process and could even enable ...tet-responsive element (TRE) or the cFos promoter. For example, neurons treated with a phorbol ester activator...
  7. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ...#211756 (left panel) or #211757 (middle panel). Samples were also immunoblotted against vinculin as a loading...10.1016/j.neuron.2023.03.009. PMID: 37015225.  Simple and highly specific targeting of microglia with...further enhanced by packaging the virus as self-complementary AAV (scAAV). However, scAAV vectors have limited...combination with miR124T targeting sequences, provides a simple yet valuable tool for microglia research and broader...AAV plasmids here! Serrano, C., et al. (2023). Simple and Highly Specific Targeting of Resident Microglia...
  8. Healthcare Consulting: A Door to the Business of Life Sciences

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    ...The types of projects mentioned above are just examples, and healthcare consulting firms can be involved...investments over the next 3, 5, or 10 years. Complicating these challenges is the fact that they occur...their jobs most, get pleasure from taking up such complex challenges, quickly breaking them up into smaller... the unpredictability of schedules can take on employee morale and productivity, and many have mechanisms...that, most consulting firms coach and counsel employees on the different personality and work styles (...
  9. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    ...Lentiviruses are a powerful laboratory tool often employed to establish cell lines that stably express a ... for using lentivirus, infect and select, seems simple, in actuality, many find using lentivirus to be...al. outline a do it yourself PCR-based approach complete with freely available positive controls. Routinely...buffers used, and other experimental parameters. For example, while freeze thaw is generally not recommended...circumvent this problem, transductions typically employ the positively charged polycation, polybrene. Interestingly...
  10. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ...manipulated for use in molecular biology studies. For example the E. coli biotin ligase, BirA, has been used ...corresponds with human diseases and conditions. For example, the rat is frequently used to study human cardiovascular...abilities. The axolotl has the ability to regenerate complex structures such as limbs, the spinal cord, and ...them an ideal model organism; they are relatively simple to maintain and breed and they have large, easily... and microinjections. Injections of mRNAs, for example, can be analyzed to understand human disease alleles...
  11. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    ...Brainbow multicolor labeling system - a perfect example of the continued utility of Cre-lox. Check out ...recombinations cannot occur. While the Brainbow-1 system employs Cre-mediated deletion, the design of Brainbow-2.1...Brainbow-2 each contained a “default” state; for example, Brainbow-1.0 expresses RFP when the construct ...system, Sanes and Lichtman also developed a complementary Flpbow construct that is functionally similar...technique will provide important insights into the complicated physical organization of the brain and other ...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ...consider when choosing one.     Figure 1: Example of an experimental optogenetic setup. A light source...awry in a disease state.      Figure 4: Example of an intracellular signaling pathway activated...succession and maintain fidelity with the stimulus. For example, if you want to stimulate at a fast frequency without...stimulation. GPCR signaling GPCR signaling is a complicated process involving many downstream signaling mechanisms... pathways. Additionally, as GPCR signaling is amplified in successive steps along a pathway, there can...
  13. Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It

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    ...). Mycoplasmas are considered to be one of the simplest and smallest bacteria. The absence of a rigid ... of powdered media. Filtration does not ensure complete sterilization as mycoplasma can even escape 0.2... growth of mycoplasma but cannot eradicate it completely. When mycoplasmas are seen in the culture, it... changed for at least two or three days before sampling (Uphoff and Drexler, 2011). Culturing on agar... of mycoplasma. These methods cannot guarantee complete removal of mycoplasma but, can get rid of most...
  14. Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork

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    ...the planet, in which case whoa! Mission accomplished! One example of a mission-based team in academia would... have a specific purpose and finite goals. For example, when it came time to update how we make and distribute...transfer expert who understands the somewhat complicated Material Transfer Agreement process that kits...function. Project team A Project Team is assembled to complete a series of tasks with precisely defined goals...
  15. Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering

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    ...dsDNA was short enough, a ssDNA whose entire complementary strand was degraded. Beta: Beta protects the...created by Exo and promotes its annealing to a complementary ssDNA target in the cell.  Only Beta expression... inserts can be made by PCR using primers that amplify the DNA sequence of interest and flank it with ...region of interest and design an oligo that is complementary to the lagging strand. In practice, it’s easier...system once recombinant clones are generated.  A simple way to do this is to express lambda red genes from...
  16. The Addgene Antibody Data Hub

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    ...gene/target, name, application, pass/fail rating, sample species, antibody species, or whether the results... by Addgene's curation team for accuracy and completeness. The information is then formatted and published...application. The submission process is easy, with simple, descriptive fields, drop-down boxes when appropriate...can work through it at your own pace. To submit, simply click "Contribute Data."    Figure 6: Contributing...
  17. Designer PUF Proteins for Any RNA Target

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    ...a world of possibilities in the engineering of complex gene networks. A comparable system for targeting... of RNA is highly desirable for extending the complexity of genetic circuits, allowing for tighter spatio-temporal... of interest. The new tool was developed and implemented by applying the Golden Gate cloning method to...in addition to their use in basic biology, for example, by targeting pathways underlying cancer or other...
  18. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    ...Binghamton University Cancer is one of the greatest examples of survival of the fittest. Cancer cells find ...immune response to the development of tumors is a complicated and dynamic phenomenon that is interestingly ... also known to precede cancer development, for example, inflammatory bowel disease is associated with ...the expression of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins on their surfaces to avoid...and suppression of tumor-aiding cytokines, for example, will more broadly activate the immune response...
  19. Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Innovations

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    ...cytometers. These fluidic machines handle biological samples and are cleaned between each use. You wouldn’t ...high-throughput and efficient way? Grenova, for example, offers automated, benchtop, high throughput washing...lab culture, but with the right incentives (for example, by grant agencies), we can shift toward a more...more sustainable one. The math on this is pretty simple: wash your tips once and you cut your tips cost ...
  20. Cre-ating New Methods for Site-specific Recombination in Drosophila

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    ...recombination by KD, B2 and B3 resulted in complete or near-complete excision of the stop sequence. In contrast...toxicity, but with the caveat of partial rather than complete recombination. If you’re looking to use site-specific...this system. Gerald Rubin’s lab sought to make complex genome modifications in Drosophila using multiple...
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