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  1. Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?

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    ...time-lapse images, quantitatively evaluating antibody staining, or counting cells are now routine, open-source...community are particularly successful. Machine-learning denoising of raw data (CARE), segmentation of ...via globally established makerspace networks and training users via workshops, seminars, or hackathons greatly...research. The EU, for example, is calling for the opening of sources within the next few years, with the ...
  2. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    ...interest. Isotype controls are used to make sure the staining you see is due to target-specific antibody binding...binding rather than nonspecific background staining. Isotype controls are used in antibody-based applications...switch to expressing a different isotype, the intervening DNA sequence is deleted, which places the variable...domain gene cluster. DNA recombination can delete intervening heavy-chain constant domain genes, placing the...
  3. Antibodies 101: Monoclonal Antibodies

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    ...antibody-producing B cells that cannot replicate, meaning that only hybridomas will survive this step. Then...antibodies will exhibit off-target binding to unintended proteins. This is because monoclonal antibodies...then used to produce all lots of the antibody, meaning that the antibodies are largely identical between...antibody that is actually produced by the hybridoma, meaning that there will be changes between lots over time...
  4. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    ...involves two basic components: the pigments (anthocyanins), and the plant circadian clock. Petunias have...the biochemical pathways involved in central anthocyanin metabolism are well understood. Additional work...comprehensive understanding of the genetic pieces underpinning these mechanisms – our project wouldn’t be possible...biology. There are already two comprehensive plant cloning kits available in the repository, MoClo and GreenGate...
  5. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    ..., David Liu’s lab developed split cytosine and adenine base editors that can be reconstituted in vivo ...overlap, Yiyang Gong’s lab created two plasmids containing a red-shifted Ace-mScarlet, a fusion of a voltage-sensitive...via FRET. Image from Beck and Gong, 2019. Broadening the spectral diversity of GEVIs can enable resolving...Article contributed by Andrew Hempstead The Modular Cloning (MoClo) system allows synthetic biologists to use...
  6. Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute

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    ...which Susan replied, “What’s a science writer?” Learning about SciComm by doing SciComm Writing had always... terms of PR types of things or communications planning.” To beef up her resume, she decided to complete...mind process things. Sometimes finding that uninterrupted time to be creative is challenging,” says Susan...Susan  finds important for her work include: “Listening. Evaluating evidence. Critical thinking. Being...
  7. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    ...permanently or temporarily, we’ve got you covered. Defining your control requirements To pick the best tool...permanent control mechanism? Where is the control happening? Is the regulation of an exogenously introduced... Turn it on forever Permanently increasing or turning on expression of a new protein is a cinch. Stably...et al. Check out Addgene's Lentiviral dTAG cloning vector and SMASh degron tagging vector! Destabilizing...
  8. Antibodies 101: Selecting the Right Antibody

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    ...other antibodies in the experiment. If you are planning to use multiple antibodies in a single experiment...independent antibody strategies that compare the staining patterns of multiple antibodies against the same...express a tagged version of the antigen and compare staining of the antibody to that of the anti-tag antibody...negative controls as you get your assays up and running.  Ed.'s note: More questions on antibody validation...
  9. Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?

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    ...withdrawn from the US market because of life-threatening health effects. Eight of these posed greater ... important to get the research right from the beginning. This is the goal of Gendered Innovations. This...biological variable in all NIH-funded research. Janine Clayton, Director of the Office of Research on ...compared to that of human clinical trials. And, as Janine Clayton points out, late-stage clinical studies...
  10. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    ...photoconvertible variants, it seems like GFP is always learning new things. Now, work from Connie Cepko’s lab ...as a scaffold suddenly seemed very realistic. Envisioning GFP as a substrate promoting dimerization, Tang...channelrhodopsin-2, commonly used in optogenetics, opening up the possibility of adapting GFP lines for optogenetics...Listen to Our Podcast Interview with Connie Cepko Combining Cre and GFP with Cre-DOGs The T-DDOG results showed...
  11. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    ...figure out how to optimize protocols for in vivo screening with lentiviral pooled shRNA libraries. Later,...When using the ClonTracer system, lentiviruses containing these barcodes infect the target cell population...infected a non-small cell lung cancer cell line containing an activating mutation in epidermal growth factor... Blog Learn about the Sabatini and Wood Drug Screening Kit Find Out How to Best Utilize Our Cancer Resource...
  12. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?

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    ...transition out of the academic sphere into a different meaningful career in science. Supervisors in the academic...scientific backgrounds. For a stated purpose of transitioning a scientist from academia to industry, you might...although most scientist coaches can help with transitioning out of academia (because so many scientists ...Website Check out Our Career Page for Recent Job Openings Find Plasmids to Expedite Your Research   ...
  13. 5 Steps to Writing Grant Proposals for Grad Students

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    ...single sentence and figure must be clear, concise, meaningful, and supportive of the mission of the application...of ‘to be’ verbs creates strong, well-directed meaning and delivers strength to the sentence. Below are...alternative solutions to demonstrate thorough thought planning on the matter. The more detail (within the page...Application" by Vid Mohan-Ram in Science Careers "Beginnings - How to write your first grant proposal" by ...
  14. Design Tips for Prime Editing

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    ... allows certain unintended edits to escape cellular surveillance. To limit unintended incorporation of...important to test different lengths and sequences, as unintended secondary structures in your pegRNA could inhibit...3′ end to protect them from degradation. When designing epegRNAs with large structured motifs like mpknot...
  15. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    ...assist peptide” that facilitates endosomal escape. Combining Cas9-PAGE with lentiviral sgRNA expression yielded... is sufficient to disrupt dimerization while maintaining the bright and stable fluorescence of the original...also named their variant mStayGold. It is worth mentioning that Kiryl Piatkevich and colleagues generated... Figure 3: Overview of library generation and screening that led to identification and characterization...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ... calcium binding proteins (e.g., calmodulin or troponin C). Their fluorescent readouts are used to monitor...can be delivered to intact tissues and organs noninvasively and target a defined population of cells (e....to endogenous calmodulin. Multiplexing Are you combining your calcium reading with other measurements, ... is a FRET-based calcium reporter derived from troponin C. It is engineered with a reduced number of calcium...
  17. High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD

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    ...Gate Assembly for cloning, you might be familiar with the rules of thumb for designing your overhang sets...Additionally, this assembly, which used only antibiotic screening for selection, failed under normal cycling protocols...complexity allowable by a favored, fairly easy cloning technique (which may be of particular interest ...
  18. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    ... genome, the virus is replication incompetent, meaning it can’t replicate and continue the infection cycle...known to cause respiratory diseases in humans, earning this virus a BSL-2 classification. Lentivirus (... can be used for extra security. Finally, when spinning down lentivirus, you’ll need to use centrifuge...trained in each new place (and pay attention to the trainings!), even if you know guidelines for best practices...
  19. 6 Tips for Grant Writing

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    ...or failure and demands attention, practice, and honing of your skills from the start. Just like with any...are unlikely to get past the initial round of screening. I STRONGLY recommend that you ask a PI or mentor...may make your perfectly reasonable paragraph unintelligible to a lay audience. My lay paragraph typically...a Grant Writing Professional Facilitate Career Planning and Personal Development with an IDP Get Tips ...
  20. CrispyCrunch: High-throughput Design and Analysis of CRISPR+HDR Experiments

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    ...project was spent selecting guides, designing primers, and running analyses. New team members have taken...guiding principles that we've followed since the beginning. It's free and open to all. The project is funded...blog posts Learn about some considerations when designing gRNAs Find other CRISPR software Resources on...
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