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TypeBlog Post...our own repository data, giving us significant insight into which vectors are likely to be of most use...Swanson, L. E., & Fan, M. (2016). Practical Considerations for Using Pooled Lentiviral CRISPR Libraries...
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Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication
TypeBlog Post...plasmids tend to be high copy number. Here, we will consider the replication mechanism of plasmids under stringent...plasmid to balance the total plasmid number. Let’s consider pSC101. This plasmid is stringently controlled... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity
TypeBlog Post...with idea generation, try this thought exercise: Consider the issue as if there were no restraints on your...something completely unrelated to the issue and consider how it could be shaped to solve your problem. ... -
How to Be an Excellent Trainee
TypeBlog Post...have, then bring them to your mentor. Pro tip! Consider physically walking through the protocol, by going...receive help until you’ve already started a time sensitive experiment. Ready to fly solo? Let your bench... -
Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego
TypeBlog Post...editing field by making experimental workflows considerably easier, faster, and more efficient than previous...novice to expert-level researchers in achieving consistently successful CRISPR experiments. Jessica is a ... -
Hot Plasmids - August 2020
TypeBlog Post...CRISPR/Cas Toolkit for plants includes 95 plasmids consisting of CRISPR/Cas nucleases, base editors, gRNA backbones...activation-based norepinephrine (GRABNE) sensors allow for sensitive and high spatiotemporal measurements of norepinephrine... -
Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility
TypeBlog Post...partitioning system in the bacteria, but generally it consists of a centromere-like region on the plasmid, a ...2015) Imaging centromere-based incompatibilities: Insights into the mechanism of incompatibility mediated... -
Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
TypeBlog Post...from many other types of cancer. Mesothelioma is considered an orphan cancer; it is rare disease with only...non-resectable mesothelioma by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a coalition of the top 27 cancer... -
Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods
TypeBlog Post...have been described--CPEC (circular polymerase extension cloning) and SLiCE (Seamless Ligation Cloning ...multiple fragments, or synthetic biology, you should consider giving it a try! References: 1. Gibson DG, Young... -
Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook
TypeBlog Post...this interaction will give you an idea of how responsive and supportive the ELN team is. Once you’ve made...information. If an employee leaves the institution, the transition is smooth as all data is organized within an ... -
Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus
TypeBlog Post...transgene expression from split vectors has been inconsistent. A greater understanding of basic AAV biology...vector strategies and lead to greater and more consistent transgene expression. References: Allocca M... -
Five Popular Model Organisms
TypeBlog Post...great model organism because they are easy and inexpensive to grow and maintain in the lab, have a short... worm, Caenorhabditis elegans, has been used extensively as a model organism since the 1970s when Sydney... -
Educational Resources
TypeGuide...CRISPR Chemogenetics Optogenetics Genetic Code Expansion... -
Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog Post...into the mouse zygote (Qin et al., 2015). When inside the zygotes, the gRNA will seek out its target ... Ong ST, Bergstrom DE (2018) Viable Mice with Extensive Gene Humanization (25-kbp) Created Using Embryonic... -
PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field
TypeBlog Post... that have negative impacts on fitness. One consideration when making a transgenic cell line with the ...the piggyBac™ system, these challenges can be considerably reduced. The piggyBac™ transposon system can... -
Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers
TypeBlog Post... Summers, 1998). Multimeric plasmids are also considered to be less stable and more prone to being lost...the supercoiled plasmid monomer, and at <6 kb, consistent with the size of a supercoiled plasmid dimer.... -
Antibodies 101: Antibody Engineering and Directed Evolution
TypeBlog Post...regions you want to evolve. With this added layer of insight, you can shrink your mutant library and increase... Biotin. The antibodies developed by IPI are extensively characterized and validated, with the application... -
9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience
TypeBlog Post...training. Similarly, there are several factors to consider when selecting a postdoc mentor and lab. These... having sufficient data to write a manuscript. Consider questions like: What figures are missing? For ... -
An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency
TypeBlog Post...demonstrated that selection for repair of a temperature-sensitive pha-1 mutation significantly enriches for knock-in...from a single injected animal. PAM sequence considerations For changes 5’ to the PAM, sequences corresponding... -
Colony Formation Titering Assay
TypeProtocol... in the lab by heating to 56 °C for 30 min. Considerations Before You Start The health of the target cell...pipetting or inverting. Aliquot 1.35 mL of the cell suspension into each well of the 6-well dish directly on... 48–72 h. Pro-Tip Different cells may be more sensitive to lentivirus or to polybrene, in which case this...