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  1. Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype

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    ...Campus and the University of California, Berkeley engineered an AAV variant that efficiently infects neurons...recombinase-dependent vectors, this can cause challenges for the experimental design as these vectors ...
  2. A Novice's Perspective on Neuroscience - SfN2017

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    ...Even if you're currently a synthetic biologist engineering E. coli metabolism, maybe you’ll be able to apply...Optogenetics, Neuroscience, and the Future of Neuroengineering Primer on Optogenetics Resources at Addgene.org...
  3. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    ...CRISPR-Cpf1 genome editing!  A recent paper from Feng Zhang's lab describes how to use Cpf1 for multiplex...spCas9: ~4 kbsaCas9: ~3 kb ~3.9kb crRNA/gRNA length gRNA: ~100 nt crNA: ~42 nt Requires tracrRNA?...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    ...asked questions about γ-retroviral vectors How do engineered γ-retroviruses differ from lentiviruses? There...There are a few important differences between engineered γ-retroviruses and lentiviruses. First, these viruses...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    ...typically their own genome, but this step can be engineered to be anything you want delivered to your target...and virus. Viral CRISPR-Cas9 tools have been engineered to introduce frameshift mutations in genes of...
  6. Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?

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    ...routine, open-source software projects that actively engage with the community are particularly successful....hardware, this process is often much more involved. Challenges such as the provision of an accessible supply...
  7. Click Biology: How to Click and Play to Explore Biology

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    ...the utilization and development of genetically engineered components, like protein tags (Figure 2). Through...Tags Additional Resources on addgene.org New England Biolabs Cell-Imaging Plasmid Collection Promega...
  8. Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments

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    ...fragment, Fvs are often produced recombinantly and engineered to be joined by a linker peptide, resulting in...Tomisaki M, Kiuchi T, Takagi J, Watanabe N (2022) Engineered fast-dissociating antibody fragments for multiplexed...
  9. All in a Twist: dsRNA

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    ...abundant in normal cells and are arise from a ssRNA engaging one strand of a dsDNA molecule; the 3-stranded..., but they also have a darker side. When ssRNA engages one strand of a dsDNA molecule, it does so at the...
  10. To Each HIS Own

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    ...very pure sample. Because binding strength is proportional to the length of the tag, with longer tags you...
  11. Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?

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    ...numbers of women participating in science and engineering. “Fix the Institutions” promotes gender equality...Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment—a project aimed at harnessing...
  12. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    ... Eukaryota can also harbor these circular DNA passengers. Most natural plasmids encode beneficial traits...Gateway cloning. In addition, scientists have engineered entirely new types of plasmids without clear ...
  13. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    ... time out of their day to talk with you, so be engaged with their conversation. Send thank you emails ...carefully. And even if you don’t have technical challenges, your interviewers might.  You’ll probably still...
  14. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    ...here!   Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). Efficient engineering of human and mouse primary cells using peptide-assisted...Researchers in the Gradinaru lab have developed an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector named AAV.CAP-Mac...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    ...safety features   When viruses were first being engineered as biological tools, thought was given on how...replication of virus and its infectivity in check. Engineering controls, safety systems that are built into ...
  16. Rabies and Neuronal Tracing

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    ...and deliver a variety of cargoes, genetically engineered neurotropic viruses emerged as powerful tools...Watabe-Uchida et al., 2012). They could also quantify the strength of the inputs by counting the monosynaptic inputs...
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