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  1. Antibodies 101: Buffers, Storage, and Conjugates

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    ...can leave them at room temperature when you’re working with them, but avoid freeze-thaw cycles, as they...bind to amine groups present in some conjugates, blocking the conjugation reaction. Many commercial antibodies...for your ELISA and Western, I’d highly recommend sticking with what works.  To balance this out, however...in your machine before you make your purchase. Picking a single fluorophore for an experiment is easy,...accurate read and reduce needed compensation.    Working with antibodies can get a bit complicated, but ...
  2. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists

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    ... in Your Working Day" video from Science Media Savvy At this point, you might be be thinking social media...first blog post out of boredom. I had just started working in a new lab and I was the only person in the lab...first post so I signed up to write a second. While working on this post, I was offered and accepted a position...on the Addgene blog Read about online social networking for scientists Learn why scientists should be...
  3. Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters

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    ...protein AraC binds O and I1 sites upstream of pBad, blocking transcription. The addition of arabinose causes... cAMP and represses pBad, decreasing promoter leakiness.   Other examples of chemically induced promoters... be compatible with your experimental system. Leakiness If you’re expressing a gene that may be toxic,...inducible promoters are also known for their low leakiness. Inducibility level How much do you want to induce... inducible promoters can vary a lot. If you’re looking for high inducibility, the Tet-On system may be...
  4. From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD

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    ...responsibilities. After my second postdoc, I realized that working in the wet lab wasn’t the right path for me. I ...style of a new, junior team member who had values, working styles, and skills that were quite different from...from them. I started at my previous company by taking on responsibilities such as mentoring a junior ...Beyond Academia: Stories and Strategies for PhDs Making the Leap to Industry." He successfully transitioned...Resources  Resources for aspiring managers Books: The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo Radical Candor by Kim...
  5. Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?

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    ...toolbox openUC2 are trying to overcome this hurdle by taking these limitations into account in the development...software (left) vs. open hardware (right).    Taking this all together, the essential ingredients of...newly developed techniques are the key enablers for making assemblies open-source. The sharing of digital ...produced quickly with the printer, act here as a kind of "teleporter," since a part developed in Germany...way of communicating in science brings stronger networking across laboratory and disciplinary boundaries...
  6. CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)

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    ... unique cutting features and evolved PAM sites, making Cas9 an adaptable choice for many genome engineering...same mechanism as traditional spCas9. If you are looking to modify RNA, Cas9 just won’t cut it – literally...editing. Fast facts – PAM requirement: protospacer flanking sequence – A, U, or C. Best for: targeting single...use. Fast facts – PAM requirement: protospacer flanking sequence – none. Best for: targeting single stranded...single base pair edits, these enzymes are worth taking a look at. Choosing the right Cas can really put...
  7. The time and cost required to make a plasmid

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    ...digest/ligate methods and picking the right one can save you time if you’re working at speed or money if budget...you can explore to maximize the use of both when making plasmids. Use repositories Repositories such as...free. Plasmids ship out 2-3 days after ordering, making it a toss-up as to whether it’s faster to order...experiment. Make your work “high-throughput” Instead of making one plasmid at a time, try constructing several...
  8. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    ... the mice to increase their nose-poking behavior. Strong nose-poking behavior is exactly what was seen...a channelrhodopsin, such as cell localization, kinetics, and spectral properties, must be optimized simultaneously...photocurrent strength, wavelength sensitivity, and off-kinetics.   This model was then used to predict which channelrhodopsins...photocurrent amplitude, wavelength sensitivity, and off-kinetics correlated with the model’s predictions.  Three...
  9. RNA Extraction Without A Kit

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    ...on everything, including your skin. Here are some general tips for working with RNA, even if you are using...basics of isolating RNA without a kit. Tips for working with RNA (whether you are using a kit or not) Although..., 2006).  View our protocol for RNA extraction! Making the simple protocol even more foolproof (still ...still without a kit!) As mentioned above, working with RNA requires keeping your samples cold until homogenization...
  10. Developing Lab Management Software for Biology

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    ... it’s monumentally difficult without software. Tracking lab procedures also gives you access to hard data...repeated. We also now have a good interface to begin tracking analytics data for lab procedures. With this data...are distinct from their contents. You should be tracking both, you should easily be able to move contents...less time getting up and running and more time working on interesting biotechnology code.There are valid...reasons to choose a non-Python stack, but if you're working with scientists it's unlikely they will have exposure...
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