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  1. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    ...large-scale CRISPR screens in cancer cell lines, looking to uncover genetic dependencies of individual tumors...dependencies across ancestry groups (right).    Seeking an explanation  First, they looked for a biological...unexpected discovery, which didn’t make sense in any kind of biological framework, suggested to them that ...information they needed to begin correcting the issue. Working with James McFarland, Jeremie Kalfon, Javad Noorbakhsh...CRISPR guides mapped to a SNP would be ignored. Working with Lia Petronio and Katherine Huang from Broad...process does not stop there. Currently, they are working with Broad's Genetic Perturbation Platform to modify...

  2. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    ...proficiency.  What kind of content are you sharing?  Sometimes your subject matter will drive the kinds of communications...others will avoid it like the plague. Instead of looking for The One Method to Rule Them All, consider the...embark on a project, do your best to understand what kind of resources - including your time - will be required...Podcasts Medium Easy for audience to engage while multitasking. Easy to host guests remotely. Easy access from...things to be physically interacted with. Public speaking is a common fear. Can be discouraging to build...

  3. Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!

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    ...in “crispr” and see what comes up. Before even clicking the ‘Search’ button a new content-aware suggestion...jump directly to the type of information you are looking for in our catalog or educational resources: plasmid... your lab. Instead of starting a new search or clicking through to a different part of the website, you...been deposited? In this example we’re going to be looking for recombinant monoclonal antibody plasmids from...finger protein involved in neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease. Knowing the primary investigator where...functionally (e.g. Base Editing) and by target organism. Clicking through to RNA Editing brings us to a page with...

  4. The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene

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    ...employees spent this remaining time by elaborately pranking each other, dressing in costume, and holding competitions...the question, “What’s your favorite part about working at Addgene?” Most Addgenies reply with an enthusiastic...collaborators have completed their work thoroughly. It’s kind of a chicken and egg situation- do we work so hard...rose-colored-glasses-esque picture of how everyone is kind and collaborative and all we do is have fun all ... To keep the organizational side of things from taking too much of your time, scroll down for some tips...fall into that rut! We’ve done everything from kayaking, to field day, to relay triathlons, to 5Ks. Many...

  5. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    ...consider a dual-sgRNA system. This system uses a “nicking” Cas9, in which one of Cas9’s two critical enzymatic...deleting the catalytic residue of a protein or knocking out a very small peptide. In these cases, you ...xCas9 has a PAM requirement of NG, GAA, or GAT, making it a more flexible cutter with the added bonus ... You can achieve your precise edit without even making a break.  Base editors are dead Cas9 (dCas9) or...sites was sufficient to repress transcription by blocking its initiation. In mammalian cells, robust repression...interest. dCas9-based repressors are useful when knocking out a particular gene isn’t feasible. For example...

  6. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    ...modulating the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin IL-1 beta in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN... circular corridor apparatus using a camera or tracking software. Locomotion is a highly complex process...reflect elements of drug addiction and craving (‘seeking drugs’).  What’s involved in locomotor sensitization...protected) rather than being out in the open (risky). Taking advantage of these characteristic traits, rodents...reduced anxiety levels and a higher tendency for risk taking. These animals also show signs of neuroinflammation...

  7. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    ....g. 5’-GGAG and 3’-TACT flanking promoter parts, 5’-AATG and 3’-GCTT flanking CDS parts, etc). These overhangs... Level 1 vector with a promoter and terminator flanking the CDS, and a Level 2 multigene vector with two...depend on compatibility of four-base overhangs flanking each genetic part. (A) Example Level 0 assembly...Level 0 vectors depends on the four-base overhangs flanking each part, as they need to match sequentially ...and request your sequence with the appropriate flanking restriction sites and overhangs already added....

  8. Career Insights: Technical Support Specialist

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    ...chat is a convenient alternative for asking a quick question or making initial contact, but is less suitable...to look forward to in a technical support role Talking to customers everyday, it can be fascinating and...right place to live it out, but ideally without asking too many (annoying) questions. Identifying and ...understanding of when to use these communication skills by working with people from many different backgrounds and... other roles in industry. Many thanks to Eric Perkins and Stephanie Hays for images used in this post...

  9. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    ..., 2020.   Scientists around the world have been making major improvements to CRISPR technology since its...blue light is readily absorbed and scattered by the skin, so it is not able to reach deeper tissues. Additionally... however, can penetrate 5 mm past the surface of skin and is less phototoxic. Using the FAST system, Ye...By fusing the two pdDronpa domains to the sites flanking the DNA-binding cleft of Cas9, the fluorescent...turn on transcription, label chromatin, and study kinetics. Using chemistry to photocage CRISPRs The aforementioned...spatial control of Cas9 cleavage when using a photomasking technique. Last, Hemphill et al. presented data...techniques (Matony et al., 2020). Whether you are looking to activate, repress, or modify a gene, you now...

  10. Five Popular Model Organisms

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    ...model organism in scientific research. Yes, the same kind we use in breads and other baked goods! Yeast is... the study of neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD is primarily characterized by...C. elegans are also self-fertile hermaphrodites making it easy to conduct large experiments over multiple...60% of human genes have an ortholog in C. elegans making it ideal to study basic molecular biology processes...resources check out Addgene’s Worm Expression page. Looking for more model organisms? Check out Part two in...From the baker to the bedside: yeast models of Parkinson's disease." Microbial cell 2.8 (2015): 262. PubMed...
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