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  1. Tips to Make the Most of a Scientific Conference

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    ...following: the elevator pitch, talks, the poster session, networking, and social media. The elevator pitch Before...research, gathered up your data into an exciting story, and are ready to present your findings at a conference... Before the conference Practice your “elevator pitch,” the 30 - 60 second blurb you will use to introduce...work you are familiar with. You can tweak your elevator pitch slightly if you know a bit more about the...or talk. After the conference After using your elevator pitch several times at the conference, you might...might notice some trends. Were there parts of your elevator pitch where the other person seemed confused, ...questions. If you or your lab identifies a potential collaborator from the meeting, reach out to them, pointing...
  2. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    ...the tool, and develop new applications for magnetoresponsive proteins. Motivated by curiosity Although...Maria dreamed about the possibilities of a magnetoresponsive fluorescent protein. Controlling an optogenetic...experiments to see if any small molecules act as a cofactor (among others, flavins are very effective) and...self-labeling FlavinTag made a reliable one-component magnetoresponsive system that could be expressed and purified...thrilled to see that MagLOV’s “astonishing” magnetoresponse was clearly visible whether expressed in E....or in purified form, and didn’t need any added cofactors.      Figure 2: Fluorescence intensity...respond to magnetic fields?” and “What are magnetoresponsive fluorescent proteins good for?”, and while...
  3. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    ...Bacillus subtilis and the yeast Pichia pastoris. The improved secretory capacities of these microbes make ...this information, you can then pick an expression vector and expression system. If you find that your protein...not fold well, you should screen a few different vectors to see which gives you the most functional protein...coli: purifying from Bacillus subtilis and Pichia pastoris pCri also includes plasmids designed for protein...producing difficult-to-fold proteins. In addition, P. pastoris has the capacity to glycosylate proteins and may...peptide (SP) that routes the protein through the secretory pathway to improve folding and disulfide bond ...coli, the use of a thioredoxin A (TRX)-containing vector can improve disulfide bond formation. pCri also...
  4. Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It

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    ...include the laboratory personnel, the serum, the cell culture media, water baths, incubators, etc. Contamination...another. Multiple cell lines should not be stored in a single incubator since it increases the risk of cross-contamination... Addgene's viral vectors articles Find tips and tricks for working with viral vectors Resources on Addgene.org...Contamination! Tissue culture media often have indicators included in the media that turns yellow from ...proliferating shortly. Once they are present in the laboratory environment, they are difficult to eradicate....using expired products or reagents that have been stored for a longer time. Use fresh media as much as possible...tighten the flask cap before placing them in the incubators. This will also solve the problem of contamination...
  5. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    ... voltage indicator: JEDI-2P  by: Brian O'Neill  The François St-Pierre lab and collaborators have successfully...found an indicator that is optimized for 2-photon imaging of voltages. This includes monitoring of fast... plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. Think we missed...what you'll find in this post: Improved voltage indicator: JEDI-2P Novel class of light-gated potassium...successfully developed an improved voltage indicator (GEVI) called JEDI-2P. Using a custom, high-throughput... available as Cre-dependent, EF1ɑ-driven viral vectors (AAV1) - and you can also find several other constructs...screen for improved genetically-encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) based on the ASAP sensors. The resultant...
  6. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    ...petunia SL enzymatic receptor DAD2. SLs induce a conformational change of the receptor which modulates the...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...inducible CRISPR inhibition (CRISPRi). A) Lentiviral vector design. B) Strategy for leak-free transcriptional...detection of SLs. The authors also showed that the receptor-based fluorescent biosensor has a high sensitivity...biosensor based on the parasitic Striga hermonthica SL receptor HTL7. This novel type of biosensors could be used...  Design and mechanism of action of the receptor-based SL fluorescent biosensor. Image from Chesterfield...CRISPR plasmids are always being added to the repository. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available...
  7. Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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    ...including the lung, the heart, and the abdomen. Long story short, when asbestos is breathed in (or less frequently... for years, or they are exposed even one time. Doctors and researchers don’t entirely understand why some...do, but we do know that there are some genetic factors involved. For example, multiple studies show that... being done to see what, if any, other genetic factors may be in play. However, there is no question that...asbestos exposure remains the single-most important factor in developing mesothelioma. Asbestos, and certain...Early detection, immunotherapy, and angiogenesis inhibitors New research is also going into two other areas...exposed to asbestos Tests like these will allow doctors not only to detect mesothelioma much earlier, thus...
  8. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

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    ... to deliver larger cargo such as base editors and prime editors. While using AAV to deliver large transgenes...problems with Cas9 delivery. Adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) are commonly used for in vivo gene delivery...SpCas9) and a gRNA together (~4.2 kb) into an AAV vector is challenging due to its packaging capacity of...feasible, it leaves little room for additional regulatory elements. Feng Zhang's group previously packaged...packaged Cas9 and multiple gRNAs into separate AAV vectors, increasing overall packaging capacity but necessitating...for Cas9. However, to allow for more room for regulatory sequences while still fitting Cas9 and its gRNAs...Split inteins have also been used to express base editors. References Chew WL, Tabebordbar M, Cheng JKW...
  9. CRISPR 101 eBook...en español

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    ... Daniel Mejías Sánchez, PhD, traductor  L. Denise Roche, PhD, MD, editora, [email protected] The ...with distributors across the world to help increase global access to materials in our repository. This...  Daniel Mejías Sánchez, PhD, translator  Denise Roche, PhD, MD, editor, [email protected] la traducción, Addgene contrató a una traductora científica profesional, L. Denise Roche, para...el acceso global a los materiales de nuestro repositorio. Este increíble regalo permitirá que más personas...Addgene contracted with a professional scientific translator, L. Denise Roche, to edit the translation. We...
  10. Celebrate National Book Month with Addgene

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    ...skeptical reader of historical fiction (I can personally attest to this!). Following history from the Ice Age...relevant science."     - Randall Carter, Contracts Administrator Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong - and ...and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini "This book is a smart and carefully presented...science of race."     - Joanne Kamens, Executive Director  I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong "Microbes are... Tsang, Science Communications and Marketing Coordinator Non-science favorites  The Mistborn series by...another secret."     - Marcy Patrick, Associate Director of Quality Control Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell...Norrell by Susanna Clarke "A quasi-historical/fantasy fiction. Two dueling magicians in the 1800s in England...
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