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  1. Sweating the Small Stuff: Details in the Lab

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    ...Passion? A love of learning? No. Or at least not entirely. What truly unites us all is the frustration of... to the day before, which got rid of the issue entirely. In many cases, the answer isn't to work harder...ability to focus, especially on days when I was tired, stressed, or rushing. I would spend the time quietly...

  2. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    ...biological phenomena by generating an output which is directly proportionate to the amount of a given factor ...either factors as proxies for a cellular process or directly measure a cellular process. Cellular phenomena...type of cells the viral particles infect. This can direct your biosensor to specific tissues or cell (sub...

  4. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    ...tropism. Briefly, different envelope plasmids can direct the production of virus with various tropisms.  ...therefore, reduces the number of plasmids that are required in the transfection step of the viral packaging...incompetent? Yes, as with lentiviruses, the genes required for γ-retroviral packaging and transduction are...

  6. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    ...transfect’, such as primary cells. They can also be directly injected into hard-to-reach organs, such as the...like replication incompetent viral particles, are required. We will be covering these safety measures in ...dividing cells, as their access to the host genome requires breakdown of the nuclear envelope, which occurs...

  7. How Addgene Creates Content

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    ...truly believes that sharing speeds science, and our entire mission is to enable that process. Our repository... made most of the Antibody Guide figures. This requires a fair amount of communication between our content...of date as techniques and knowledge changes and require updating or retiring. CRISPR/Cas9, for example,...

  8. Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load

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    ...to read a formulaic fiction story that doesn’t require any detailed retention of information or formulation...something verbally. Sometimes a group was just really tired and needed a slower, simpler presentation than I... I had planned; other times students were fired up and enthusiastic and needed a faster presentation with...

  9. It’s Bioelectric! An Exciting Interdisciplinary Field of Research

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    ...sufficient for certain patterning activities of entire tissue types or even organs. In frogs, ectopic ...electrical communication is briefly inhibited in the entire worm during regeneration, the worm creates two ... artificial intelligence," says Michael Levin, Director of the Allen Discovery Center. The future of this...

  10. RNA Extraction Without A Kit

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    ...RNA, a fast, strong protein denaturant would be required- something that broke down RNases before RNases... effective at isolating total RNA, this method requires a lot of time and depending on how many samples...without a kit!) As mentioned above, working with RNA requires keeping your samples cold until homogenization...

  11. To Each HIS Own

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    ...Much of today's biological research requires a close examination of specific proteins within a system...tags, however, tended to be very large and often required the incorporation of a cleavage site and a post-purification...no cut or dried answer. Successful purification requires the tag to be accessible to the metal ions once...

  13. Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?

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    ...sex, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) now requires that sex be included as a biological variable ...variable in all NIH-funded research. Janine Clayton, Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health, emphasizes...gender in science and technology and currently directs the EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health...

  14. Addgene's Tips for Plasmid Quality Control

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    ...with multiple inserts or internal mutations that require more than two sequencing reactions. In the more...to ensure uniformity of the culture. Sequencing directly from the glycerol stock saves us the step of purifying... Each sequencing service will have different requirements for volume and concentration, and not all providers...

  15. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?

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    ...new job skill? Finish your thesis? Knowing your desired outcomes will help you assess if the coach you ...coach usually will be a clear communicator and make direct suggestions for improvement and change. Work ...relationship has been successful – what are the desired outcomes? Ask openly for clear information on...

  16. Plasmids 101: Cre-lox

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    ...asymmetry in the core sequence gives the loxP site directionality, and the canonical loxP sequence is ATAACTTCGTATA-GCATACAT-TATACGAAGTTAT...reversed.   Deletion: If the sites face in the same direction, the sequence between the loxP sites is excised...cerevisiae FLP-FRT recombination system is another site-directed recombination technology very conceptually similar...

  17. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    ...viral infection by bacteriophages), or conjugation (direct transfer from one cell to another). Bacteria need...transfer genetic material to a recipient through direct contact. That’s conjugation! F factors can also...cloning. In addition, scientists have engineered entirely new types of plasmids without clear analogues ...

  18. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    ..., comprised of PAS and GAF domains of iRFP713. Requires presence of heme oxygenase for chromophore formation...miRFP709 and miRFP670, pair with common PAS domain. Requires presence of heme oxygenase for chromophore formation...BiFC interaction is typically irreversible and requires some time for chromophore maturation, splitFAST...

  19. CRISPR in the Clinic

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    ...Systemic therapies involve CRISPR-Cas delivery directly to the patient. Patient-derived cells can alternatively...the goal of ‘fixing’ mutations or introducing a desired edit, but this particular class of treatments has...inflammatory diseases, blindness, and diabetes. Directions and obstacles for future CRISPR therapies CRISPR...

  20. High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD

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    ...longer incubation times and didn’t necessarily require cycling. The Pros and Cons Researchers used the...select for correctly assembled phage genomes, it required a very stringent selection process and benefited...selection, failed under normal cycling protocols, and required a 48-hour incubation at 37 °C. While the 52-piece...
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