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  1. How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ...desired location of edit; efficiency decreases dramatically when the cut site is >30nt from the proximal... constraints are even more exquisite for the so-called base editor Cas9, which makes DNA changes in the...nuclease-mediated off-target effects.” Further, large-scale datasets of hundreds of genetic screens using genome-wide... sequences targeting a gene to score in order to call that gene a hit.  This is an exciting time for functional...
  2. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    ... BioRender.com.   Cas9 has two major lobes, called NUC (for nuclease) and REC (for recognition). The...recognizing the PAM on DNA, the CTD is also sometimes called the PAM-interacting (PI) domain. The guide RNA ...conformational state of the HNH domain also allosterically controls RuvC activity through a hinge region...Visualization, and Informatics at the University of California, San Francisco, with support from National Institutes...
  3. 5 Science Rap Videos & Their Creator: Tom McFadden

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    ...African American woman whose cervical cancer cells became a mainstain of biological study without her or her...fossil rocks and their importance in understanding biological history. 4. Please Don't Kill My Hive Beautifully...
  4. Performing In Vivo CRISPR Screens Using the FITS Approach

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    ...important immune cell type, in more complex and physiological microenvironments. These screens have primarily...molecular identifiers, which can improve the statistical power of in vivo screens. Figure 1: Using...Fellow in Arlene Sharpe’s laboratory at Harvard Medical School and is interested in improving CD8+ T cell...
  5. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    ...multiple timepoints. When the target of interest is critical to cell survival or proliferation, an additional...a flow cytometry experiment. But validation is critical to ensuring accurate interpretation of your results...to start with a screening procedure in easily genetically modified cell types (top). The specific approach..., A. M., McPherson, P., & Laflamme, C. (2023). Scaling of an antibody validation procedure enables quantification...
  6. Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Easy Action Items

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    ...alternatives for some of the harmful chemicals in your lab. These chemicals are not only better for the environment... resources about this, and even has a list of biological samples that are stored long term at -70 °C. ...
  7. What's New in CRISPR - Winter 2018

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    ...plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid tools more ... Feng Zhang’s lab recently developed a platform called SHERLOCK (specific high-sensitivity enzymatic reporter...will help researchers map transcription factor localization and binding via ChiP-seq. Learn more about...
  8. Make a Splash: Notions of Scientific Impact Are Evolving

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    ...papers detailing Nobel Prize-winning research typically weren’t among the most cited. And, as scientific...online, surely times have changed. Altmetrics.org calls to expand our view of what impact looks like and... aren’t enough. Scientists are sharing what they call “raw science” – data sets, code, and, I think it...
  9. A Scientist's Guide to Ebola

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    ...protein present on the virion surface – making it critical for viral attachment and fusion. Once inside a...glycoprotein’s role in infection also makes it a critical component of vaccines and the target of neutralizing...established Ebola Genome Portal at the University of California, Santa Cruz, offers sequence data on five strains...
  10. Quick, Versatile Plant Transgenesis with GreenGate Plasmids

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    ...few years ago, researchers introduced what’s been called a major breakthrough in cloning technology with...cassettes onto a single T-DNA in subsequent rounds, dramatically reducing the time required to generate multi-construct...multi-construct transgenic plants. In the most practical terms, what GreenGate can do is “save you half a...
  11. Top Requested AAV of 2017: pmSyn1-EBFP-CRE

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    ...promoter. It can be used to drive Cre expression specifically in neurons. AAV Delivered Cre - A useful tool...Indeed, this AAV provides you with a means to specifically activate expression of any Cre-dependent gene...Additionally, you could use the retrograde form to specifically express Cre in neurons with axons that extend...
  12. Editor's Choice, August 2016

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    ...sequence in live cells. This technique uses catalytically inactive CRISPR endonuclease (dCas9) fused to...scientists. You can find all of our August posts in chronological order here: Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR...Single Base Editing with CRISPR Cas9 Activators: A Practical Guide 10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk Developing...
  13. Scientist Networking: What is an Informational Interview?

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    ...meet interesting people doing interesting things. I call this building relationships because networking has...or a particular position at their company, do NOT call this an Informational Interview. If you do this,... if it is not possible consider a phone or video call. If you do decide to use Skype, make sure to follow...
  14. Top 10 Open Science Developments of 2013

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    ...Science and Technology Policy issued a memorandum calling on Federal agencies with over $100 million in annual...promote open science, ensure good stewardship of clinical trial data, serve society and patients, and respect...patents in a case against Myriad, an organization called Free the Data launched a public database to gather...
  15. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    ...used a GFP derivative to conduct subcellular localization studies or make a reporter construct. Fluorescent... mammalian cells, and it may find wide use in biological research. Photoconvertible fluorescent proteins... new transgenic line could avoid problems in localization that have been encountered by some investigators...
  16. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    ...research, notably determining the subcellular localization and the number of disulfide bonds in your protein...protein expression in systems other than E. coli, specifically the bacterium Bacillus subtilis and the yeast...may improve expression of proteins that natively localize there. pCri is both versatile and easy to use,...
  17. Supporting Rare Disease Research with BeHeard 2017

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    ...Institute partners with companies to provide technological resources for those studying rare disease. This...will use fluorescent proteins to monitor the localization of these genes, CRISPR to disrupt their function... University of British Columbia Department of Urological Sciences. Dr. Nabavi studies peritoneal mesothelioma...
  18. Addgene is Expanding Our Viral Vector Service!

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    ...service. A small subset of AAV plasmids will have technical or legal restrictions that make them ineligible...be reviewed by Addgene for legal approvals and technical compatibility with our production process. This...found in our in-stock preps. If a request has technical considerations that may affect expected titers...
  19. Working 9-5: an Addgene Co-op

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    ...hour long interview. I anxiously prepared for the call. The length of this interview was intimidating to...team and shows how they fit into the system. Specifically as a co-op, it is encouraged to explore different... a 9-5 As it turned out, Addgene uses something called “core hours”. Core hours consist of the time between...
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