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  1. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ...Iannaccone et al., 2009). Rats are larger than mice making them more useful for certain studies that involve...genetics and developmental patterns are conserved, making them great models for human disease research. One...eggs are large, opaque, and produced in abundance, making them useful for in vivo studies. These attributes...flowers. Image from BlueRidgeKitties. If you are working with Arabidopsis check out the GreenGate Toolkit...
  2. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...fit a big gene into a tiny vector like AAV? By breaking the transgene into smaller pieces. Reassembly ...following transduction.  So what’s going on here? The working model is that the oversized AAV genomes are fragmented...Surveillance Mechanism That Eliminates Transcripts Lacking Termination Codons. Science 295:2258–2261 . https... Hirsch ML, Li C, Bellon I, Yin C, Chavala S, Pryadkina M, Richard I, Samulski RJ (2013) Oversized AAV...
  3. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    ...Brainbow labeling has also been applied to cell marking and lineage tracing in other systems, such as zebrafish...directly trafficked to cell membranes. Membrane trafficking of farnesylated derivatives enables labeling ...fluorescence due to the addition of translation-blocking STOP cassette immediately following the promoter...dev.094631. PubMed. Multiplex cell and lineage tracking with combinatorial labels. Loulier K, Barry R,...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

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    ...this post, we didn’t come across a broadly used working definition of systemic capsids. After some consideration...Beadle, K., Jang, M.J., Kim, H.M., Rajendran, P.S., Tompkins, J.D., Shivkumar, K., Deverman, B.E., Gradinaru...Chen, X., Wolfe, D. A., Bindu, D. S., Zhang, M., Taskin, N., Goertsen, D., Shay, T. F., Sullivan, E. E.... I. G., Pacouret, S., Chen, A. T., Chan, Y. A., Ryvkin, D., Gu, C., & Deverman, B. E. (2022). A high-efficiency...C., Lagerborg, K. A., Tellez, L., Krunnfusz, A., King, E. M., Ye, S., Solomon, I. H., Tabebordbar, M.,... Tabebordbar, M., Lagerborg, K. A., Stanton, A., King, E. M., Ye, S., Tellez, L., Krunnfusz, A., Tavakoli...
  5. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    ...scenarios below for a CRISPR experiment which involves making specific knock-out edits in a gene(s) of interest...off-target frequency of 5%. Your experiment involves making a large sgRNA library to thousands of genes and...certain Cas enzymes are less compatible with the bulkiness that accompanies mispairing of bases. To reduce...enzyme swaps will only reduce off targets where nicking/cleaving of DNA occurs, not for deadCas activator...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ... channel with fast kinetics may be required, whereas a channel with slower kinetics can be used for lower...each light source used.   Channel and activation kinetics Some channels turn on and off very rapidly in ...thorough characterization data, like spectral and kinetic activation information, in the supplemental data...
  7. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    ...counting the number of puncta in each cell. When making figures for a paper or presentation, make sure ...binding non-specifically – try optimizing your blocking and washing conditions or consider using a different...concentrations of all the different antibodies, blocking, washing, and sample preparation steps, in order...Immunofluorescence Staining. In W. H. Yong (Ed.), Biobanking (Vol. 1897, pp. 299–311). Springer New York. ...
  8. Antibodies 101: Antibody Engineering and Directed Evolution

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    ...stability. Optimizing antibodies for better pharmacokinetics and reduced immunogenicity allows for more...the specific mutations you choose, whether it's tweaking the antibody-antigen interface or fine-tuning ... mutants for the specific functionality you’re looking for. For example, if you were aiming to increase...-antibody interactions in a plate-based format, making it suitable for comparing relative affinities across...
  9. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    ... single dependent variable. I know what you’re thinking – this really sounds like a two-way ANOVA. And...calculated p values from smallest to largest and ranking them (1 being the smallest value). It calculates... you want to know type of distribution you are working with, graphing data with a histogram is sometimes... friendly neighborhood biostatistician happy by making your statistical analysis plan when you design ...
  10. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    ...Miyawaki, Griesbeck, Heim, & Tsien, 1999), monitoring kinase activity (Ni, Titov, & Zhang, 2006), quantifying...pressure-test your FRET assay to make sure it is working? This article addresses these questions, which ...s best to consider these cases separately when talking about the tools that are available. Let’s consider...Denis V. Titov, and Jin Zhang. "Analyzing protein kinase dynamics in living cells with FRET reporters." ...
  11. Introducing the Addgene Antibodies 101 eBook!

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    ...eBook collection is a handy resource for anyone looking to use antibody-based applications in their research...: What is an Antibody” quite useful. If you’re looking to design your first flow cytometry experiment,...the Antibody 101 eBook is a great place to start looking for answers.    We hope you find the latest addition...
  12. New FLIS Plasmid (April Fools 2022)

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    ...Fly-related Issues in the Lab A significant drawback of working with fruit flies is their ability to escape their...experienced the minor yet consistent annoyance of walking into a fly lab and finding ourselves accosted by...system in a video filmed at Addgene:     If you're working in fly research, I hope you find this new technology...
  13. Addgene at SfN23!

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    ...viral vector specialist, Rebecca. They will be working with Andrew, the head of our scientific support...Specifically, Jo, Brook, and Angela are co-leading "Making a Greater Impact Using Clear and Accessible Scientific..., Instagram, and Bluesky.   Finally, if you're looking to brush up on your conference skills, check out...
  14. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    ...chemically modify target bases without breaking the DNA backbone, making them efficient and precise tools for... So how have scientists solved this problem? By taking advantage of repair pathways within the cell — ...mammalian cells Researchers in the Xueli Zhang lab were making similar observations around the same time. (The...
  15. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    ...   Unbound Cas9 Now that we know what we’re looking at, let’s peek at unbound—“apo”—Cas9 from Streptococcus... the absence of guide RNA, preventing Cas9 from making off-target cuts.   Pro tip! X-ray crystallography...region between the two (Jiang & Doudna, 2017). By linking the two nuclease domains, Cas9 ensures both are...biology can help you visualize the system you’re working with and better understand how to manipulate it...
  16. 5 Science Rap Videos & Their Creator: Tom McFadden

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    ...If you’re new to plasmids, we highly recommend checking out the video). Tom has made many more Science...sciencewithtom.com. Many thanks to Tom McFadden for taking the time to sit down and talk with us. Tom McFadden...McFadden is a YouTuber and science educator looking for creative ways to implement the next generation science...
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