...biological sciences and constitute foundational elements of biomedical research. Traditional restriction...purification, and, most importantly, excessive time requirements. FastCloning is a simpler yet reliable cloning...directly into chemically competent E. coli and transformants selected with the appropriate antibiotic. Although...

... use of HcKCR1 as an optogenetic silencer in experiments with mouse cortical neurons, far out-performing...two-photon excitation around 1,040 nm, has larger photocurrents, and is more selective for K+ than HcKCR2, making...long-sought tool for researchers to control K+ gradients and can be used as a potent optogenetic silencer...

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...to reuse plasticware or think about conserving reagents and buffers.  However, I had very environmentally... using.  I started to do little things to save reagents and money.  This was the start of my interest ...ethidium bromide, less stop buffer and miniscule amounts of plasmid sample.  How satisfying?  With practice...

...in turn binds to calcineurin-dependent response elements (CDREs) and drives gene expression. Because calcineurin...high throughput screening, calcineurin dynamics measurements, or monitoring in vivo. To overcome these technical...iodine (PI), allowing for calcineurin activity measurements in stressed or aging cell populations. ...

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...Recombinases And more! Control AAV For many AAV experiments, we recommend validating the serotype in your...vectors to more serotypes. We currently package four variants of these biosensors, which are optimized for specific... should improve the specificity of influence measurements by reducing photostimulation of the axons and...

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