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TypeBlog Post.... CombiGEM-CRISPR: The marriage of two simple platforms CRISPR has revolutionized how we decode the genome...regulation in biological systems. The CombiGEM platform provides a means to create barcoded gRNA libraries...library sequences via oligo synthesis using the format indicated below and pool-clone them into the pAWp28...Wong et al., 2016). With CombiGEM and CRISPR platforms now being integrated, we look forward to the realization...
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Working with Nuclear Receptors
TypeBlog Post...then return information such as nutritional status. Within the animal kingdom, this information is relayed...datasets and reagents in the field. Additional information can be found in the Datasets and Reagents sections... The development of the transient transfection platform for assaying transcriptional activity, for example... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog Post...transitioned between different lab groups without having a formal interview process. Industry interviews, however...general questions about job responsibilities, performance evaluations, professional development, and company...ask the hiring manager or recruiter for this information. I found it useful to write my list of questions...the hiring manager or recruiter what presentation format they require. Frequently they will ask you to present... -
How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion
TypeBlog Post...updates. Panel discussions are becoming a ubiquitous format for events and sessions in scientific conferences...good panel discussion is a well choreographed performance with room for fortuitous improvisation. You want... have the correct date, location and parking information and remind them about the event as it approaches... put your panelists behind a table. It adds a formality and distance that prevents interaction with each... -
The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens
TypeBlog Post... need to deliver the Cas protein altogether. Platforming AAV Interest in interrogating and mapping the...glioblastoma, and generate programmable screening platforms for mouse tissues. Your AAVancement could be next...highly scalable cell type-specificin vivoscreening platform. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). https...CRISPR Delivery Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR Performing In Vivo CRISPR Screens Using the FITS Approach... -
Drew Endy Introduces the Biobrick Public Agreement Plasmid Collection
TypeBlog Post...important to understand that these platforms, or pieces of a platform, that are now available exist within...’s only the promises and associated sequence information. Addgene has partnered with the BioBricks Foundation... good ways of converting typically invisible information into actionable signals. Let's say I wanted to... -
DNA Purification Without a Kit
TypeBlog Post...have advantages: they are convenient and provide uniform, consistent results. But they are also less accessible...remove RNA contamination and you can use a phenol chloroform extraction to remove remaining proteins and RNase...when the kits buffers ran out. Homemade buffers performed the same as those provided with the kit. Although...the results of transfection assays. Go forth and perform your DNA extractions without kits! Regardless of... -
Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered
TypeBlog Post...all over the world looking for some additional information or clarification on these vectors. Read on to... for packaging (that's gag, pol, and env), the isoforms of these proteins, as well as the viral long terminal...shown to repress expression of HIV-1 LTRs (more information is available here). 2nd vs. 3rd Generation Lentiviral...with respect to the specific experiments being performed and you should understand the guidelines for using... -
Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter
TypeBlog Post...develop a successful, reproducible assay. That information can make you a much stronger candidate! Additional...via their papers and/or website and use that information to explain why you are interested in working ...of a cover letter Cover letters follow the same format regardless of whether you’re in academia, industry... preparation for updating this post, I took an informal poll of Addgene hiring managers. All of them stated... -
Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego
TypeBlog Post... the ICE tool by analyzing thousands of edits performed over multiple experiments and comparing the robustness...your Sanger sequencing files and provide basic information such as your sample names and guide sequences...scalability, the ICE software has two analysis formats: sample by sample analysis, which can compare up...search for a particular sequence or name. You can perform more in-depth analyses on each sample by clicking... -
How to Be an Excellent Trainee
TypeBlog Post...protocol(s). Is there enough information there for you to be independent performing the technique you trained...benefits: you may learn faster and retain more information plus your mentor will get you up to speed easier...you need from them, and you can understand the information in your training. Bench mentor-mentee relationships... -
Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning
TypeBlog Post...the BP and/or LR reactions are performed, the next step is to transform competent E. coli cells and select...our recent Plasmids 101 Post on CcdB for more information. How to clone using Gateway technology To better...sequencing or restriction digest! Then, you can transform or transfect the cells that you want to use for... -
Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages
TypeBlog Post..., our volunteers have been helping to gather information for our FLSA and postdocs resource on what institutions...postdoctoral salaries are changing. Transparent salary information for postdoctoral positions is very hard to find... may face greater challenges. Current salary information that we have been able to find suggests that ...Please also feel free to contact us if you have information that you think would help our resource. In the... -
5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication
TypeBlog Post...ummmm, what is it? Reddit is a volunteer-organized platform where users can participate in forum discussions...to see the questions first makes Reddit a great platform for those who aren’t so great at coming up with...selling yourself and really do just want to get information about yourself and your work out to other scientists...networking. I was an early adopter of the LinkedIn blog format and it is a great way to get people to resources... -
Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
TypeBlog Post... the reference section provide more in depth information. Technical replicates An example of a technical... to the consistency of the reagents and hands performing the experiment, not the reproducibility or consistency...independent aliquots of cells and plasmids, be performed on different days, etc, but outside constraints...incorporating additional positive and negative controls, performing multiple replicates, and ultimately getting interpretable... -
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas
TypeBlog Post... virus directly using saliva without having to perform RNA extraction but that may work only if there ... Motif) for target cleavage. This test can be performed in two steps for challenging samples as in Two-Step-SHERLOCK...fluorescently labelled substrate, gets activated and performs non-specific collateral cleavage. This cleavage...emission reader Approach: FnCas9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay (FELUDA) is a technique that uses... -
Evolution of Lab Techniques
TypeBlog Post...mapping and modern sequencing Restriction mapping informs on DNA sequence through the use of restriction ...upon the incorporation of a ddNTP. Researchers perform four different reactions, one for each radiolabelled...techniques still have useful applications and have informed many current techniques. For example, restriction...sequencing technology." Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics 13.1 (2015): 4-16. PubMed PMID: 25743089 .... -
Important Considerations When Using AAVs
TypeBlog Post...several brain regions where other serotypes may perform better (3). Brain Region Optimal Serotype ...expressed that anatomical assessments can be easily performed too. While I implied that axoplasmic transport...vectors that will have substantially improved performance profiles and should be suitable for genome editing...and Mark A. Kay. "Future of rAAV gene therapy: Platform for RNAi, Gene Editing and Beyond." Human Gene... -
Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits
TypeBlog Post...restriction enzymes (Weber et al., 2011). It can be performed at multiple levels to generate anything from individual...expression in the biotech workhorse yeast — K. phaffii (formerly known as Pichia pastoris). If your goal is protein...vectors. The Plant Parts III kit has a focus on transformation and genome engineering. This is a specialized.... “A Unified Multi-Kingdom Golden Gate Cloning Platform.” Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, Springer ... -
Twelve Amazing Guest Blog Contributors!
TypeBlog Post...shared information about recent CRISPR deposits from Arlene Sharpe’s lab. X-Chime and Performing In Vivo...Embracing Serendipity Nicolas Mathis, who shared information on his open software that predicts efficiencies...