...products is desired, as multiple selection markers can ensure that all desired tags have been integrated. Simply... to their genes of interest, allowing for easy capture and detection of proteins and complexes, without... single strain. In addition to the collections featured above, many other modular yeast tagging systems...

...progress towards understanding this disease. Figure 1: Scientists are continuing to do essential research...portal has recruited 3,218 Canadian volunteers, and features over 200 COVID-19 related research projects, funding... will remain an extremely important part of the future of research. To find other COVID-19 databases and...

...active in both E. coli and human cells. Using the structure of CasX at eight different states of assembly .... coli and human expression. Read the paper in Nature Find the CasX plasmids Drug inducible transcriptional...sequence-specific toxicity of Cas9. Read the paper in Nature Communications Find the Bikard E. coli Genome-wide...

...scientist in training can adopt to ensure opportunities in the future. Studies show that the majority of...an excellent resume ready to be submitted The structure and content of a resume can be crucial for a successful...

...proteins known to localize to specific cellular structures.The Davidson lab even included some of their own... see Supplemental Documents here). If you’re not sure where your protein of interest localizes in the ...easier for scientists everywhere to get a clearer picture of that intracellular world, even as the Davidson...

...This blog post is the first in a series that will feature advice for students, postdocs, and young Principal...their top 3 tips. Tom Ellis 1. Keep up with the literature. He recommends setting up a few Pubmed email ...“If you don't read, you're doomed.” 2. Always be sure to include various positive and negative controls...

...paper that appeared in Nature Biotechnology back in 2011 and then in another Nature Methods paper last year... far-red light. As the researchers described in Nature Communications last year, “The capability to control...

...archaea and eukaryotes such as yeast and plants. In nature, plasmids provide one or more functional benefits...for the life scientist or bioengineer.   Figure 1: Map of a plasmid with its elements described...constructed in the lab? Due to their artificial nature, lab plasmids are commonly referred to as “vectors...

...of soundwave pressure required to collapse them: arg2 vesicles collapse at a lower pressure than arg1 vesicles...noninvasive imaging of microorganisms in mammalian hosts. Nature, 553, 86-90. PubMed PMID: 29300010. Additional ...

...and a drug is developed, it’s good practice to measure the specificity of that target and validate the... is where CRISPR can save time and money to make sure quality candidates are selected.      CRISPR...discovery pipeline.   CRISPR and drugs in the future While CRISPR has already done a lot for drug discovery...

... distinct C-bend to escape possible danger (see figure). Larvae also perform spontaneous slow swimming...distinguish between swimming behaviors, the researchers measured the tail movements of 5 day old fish. The larvae...behavioural module in the vertebrate spinal cord." Nature 461.7262 (2009): 407. PubMed PMID: 19759620. PubMed...

...proteins, DNA, and RNA used in CRISPR.   Figure 1: Overview of the parts of CRISPR. The bacterial...in the CRISPR array that will become guides for future targeted degradation. Before integration into the...CRISPR–Cas immunity and genome editing enzymes. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 20(11), 641–656. https://...

...Zimbabwe Dr. Fiona Robertson (far left) is a Senior Lecturer and a Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology...manage insect pests and to support sustainable agriculture. For this project the expression of isolated .... Subscribe to the Addgene blog for updates and future collaborations. Many thanks to all of the awardees...

...get it into your plasmid backbone, and zap the mixture of DNA into cells. Unfortunately, not every cell...post, but don’t worry, we’ll cover screens in a future post. Positive selection: Cells that have gained...toxin genes, and the sacB gene). By tapping into nature’s toolbox, scientists are finding more and more ...

...in our repository and will discuss some of the features you may want to consider as you make your choice...vector that you will need. You will also have to make sure that your plasmid has been incorporated into the...promoter. Other vectors can be expressed in fly culture cells like S2 and carry the metallothionein promoter...

...advice from the successful PIs who were previously featured in "9 Tips to Achieve Success in Academia". Important...evaluated your plan? Have you read the relevant literature to understand where the field is today? Have ...the importance of keeping up-to-date with the literature of a couple of well-known journals that discuss...

...indefinitely at room temperature (thus also saving freezer space).  The procedure becomes less attractive... agar slices.  Molecular biologists used this procedure daily before the advent of techniques like PCR...

... is based on the Cas9 D10A nickase described in Figure 4 of the Cong, et. al, 2013 Science paper. For ...Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) (see Figure 4 of the Cong, et. al, 2013 Science paper). If ...review articles, such as: Sander JD & Joung JK, Nature Biotech, 2 March 2014. Or browse the articles related...

...selective media, and provides those bacteria with a pressure to keep your plasmid. Viva la (bacterial) resistance... antibiotics against Gram negative bacteria. In future posts, we'll detail selection in non-bacterial ...strains have natural antibiotic resistances, so make sure your plasmid and E. coli strain are compatible! ...

...the public in a meaningful way, and not solely to ensure a profit. Often, these companies believe they possess...chance to carry out a comprehensive review of the literature informing the notion of “heading” in soccer as... of my thesis: a survey instrument designed to measure how individuals respond to issues of unsettled ...