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  1. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    ...allowed gene circuits to be deployed out of the laboratory in a cell-free and biosafe format that was stable...circuit-based sensors to be used outside of the laboratory. The detection threshold for these RNA sequences...parallel. More broadly, we drew on the combined creativity and expertise of the group and yet never hesitated...
  2. Isolating Genomic Regions of Interest with the CRISPR System

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    ...specific genomic region In 2013, the Hodaka Fujii Laboratory first described a method to purify a specific...improvements and adaptations that can provide an increased understanding of DNA binding and gene regulation...additional research conducted in the Hodaka Fujii Laboratory, please also see our interview with Dr. Fujii...
  3. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas

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    ...based detection of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material (CREST) Sensitivity: 10 copies of RNA per microliter Time...method based on CRISPR-Cas12. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.29.971127 Rauch...SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Material. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.20.052159 Zhang...
  4. The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank: Over 25 Years of Antibody Sharing

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    ... associated hybridoma cell lines. The DSHB was created by the National Institute for Child Health and ...antibodies to be used as a powerful reagent in the laboratory.   The DSHB focuses on monoclonal antibodies,... which are each produced by a single B cell. To create a monoclonal antibody cell line, myeloma cells ...individually isolated and expanded. The clonal cells are screened to identify hybridoma lines, each producing a ...and protein tags (c-MYC and HA). We have also created the Monoclonal Antibody Research Institute dedicated...partially humanized rabbit antibodies that exhibit increased avidity to high profile antigens; and 4) generating...
  5. Make a Splash: Notions of Scientific Impact Are Evolving

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    ...Of course, all of you toiling away in laboratories this holiday season want the work you are doing to...publication. Accessibility is surely also behind the increase in citations for older publications. (As an interesting...most cited. And, as scientific discourse has increasingly moved online, surely times have changed. Altmetrics.org...what impact looks like and what it’s made of. Increasingly, journal publications alone aren’t enough. Scientists...
  6. CRISPR Protocol for Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines [Video]

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    ... Bauer's labs details the use of CRISPR/Cas9 to create genomic deletions in mammalian cell lines. Below... paired DSBs. This method allows for deletion screening by conventional PCR. Biallelically disrupted cells...available strategies by which biologists can imagine, create, and examine novel genetic configurations. Watch...transfected cells via FACS, primer validation, and screening by PCR for biallelic deletion clones:    ... and delivery, as well as their techniques for creating deletions, identifying these deletions, and finally...PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the laboratories of Stuart Orkin and Daniel Bauer. He received...
  7. Inside Addgene's 10 Year Anniversary Gala

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    ... today. Although I wish I could take all of the credit, the success of the company is attributed to the... of an interactive game that Addgene employees created and designed for the Hall of Human Life at the ...Addgene means to them. Ken mentioned Addgene’s incredible growth and our determination to keep materials...about her grandfather’s humble beginnings as an operator of a printing press. Just as her grandfather used...
  8. The Blue Flame Award: Celebrating Addgene's Most Requested Depositors

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    ... to honor the creativity, passion, and dedication to sharing epitomized by the creators of these plasmids...Flame awardee Sophien Kamoun of the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, UK: “We’re very pleased to distribute...distribute our plasmids via Addgene. Given the increasing popularity of CRISPR in the plant community, this... to send these small tokens of thanks for the incredible impact our depositors have had on Addgene and...
  9. Sleeping Beauty Awakens for Genome Engineering

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    ...of DNA that can move around in a genome. In a laboratory setting, transposons can be used to both introduce... then degraded by the cell.4.) The transposase creates a double strand break in the DNA and allows the...transposase gains its name from the fact that it was recreated from a defective transposase found in fish. This...transposases. Improvements have been made since then by increasing the consensus between a greater number of extinct...primary cells. In 2009, Zsuzsanna Izsvak’s lab screened many SB tranposase variants for hyperactivity ...
  10. 2022 and 2023: Reflections and Looking Forward

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    ... doesn’t. Reports receive a DOI for citation, crediting researchers when their data is used by the community...understand our role in opening up science to help create new knowledge and research opportunities. I have...forward to working with Addgene colleagues, collaborators, partners, and the larger scientific community...
  11. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    ...lot of time and energy, Martí Aldea and collaborators have created a set of “innocuous tags” (inntags) less...inntags are indeed innocuous, Georgieva et al. created tagged versions of the cyclin Cdc28 and the chaperone...
  12. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    ...site-saturation mutagenesis, and medium-throughput screening, she increased the affinity of the sensor for serotonin...overwhelming response and were excited to see the many creative uses of fluorescent proteins. We’re happy to announce...thousands of protein variants simultaneously  With increasing sequencing power, scientists are able to quickly... protein-coding pathogenic human variants are decreased in protein abundance, possibly due to misfolding...neuromodulator, and evidence suggests that it is incredibly important for nearly every aspect of life.” Unger...sensor). In preliminary studies with the lab’s collaborators, they were able to use the serotonin sensor ...system. “This bottom-up approach will allow me to create a fully controllable and reproducible set up,” ...
  13. Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study

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    ...the process that was used to create this important collection.  Creating the Plasmids To begin constructing...were able to greatly increase the number of functional constructs that were created. This greatly limited...construction and validation of some of these tools created by the Trimmer Lab that will be the first antibodies...that had already been thoroughly validated. The creativity in employing a variety of cloning techniques ...from cryopreserved hybridomas, immortalized cells created by fusing an activated B cell that produces the...VH) chain sequences. Fusion PCR was performed to create an amplicon that  was cloned into a plasmid backbone...plasmid to express the target antigen could be screened in a high-throughput manner. Cells were labeled...
  14. Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping

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    ...Natsume et al., 2016). Now, the Kanemaki lab has created a new toolkit of plasmids for the N- or C- terminal...makes it easy to tag your protein of interest to create conditional human cell lines. Lastly, the Kanemaki...sites adjacent to an NG PAM in human cells. The increased versatility of the engineered SpCas9-NG and its...neurons. Earlier this year, the Hegemann lab and collaborators report their discovery of a new family of seven...enhancers, or have attempted to engineer loops to create genomic interactions that wouldn’t normally occur...develop dCas9 for synthetic looping, the Phillips-Cremins lab developed the light-activated-dynamic-looping...were able to observe loop formation as well as increased Zfp462 expression within 4 hours of blue light...
  15. 10 Great Guest Posts We're Thankful For

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    ...reminds us that, although fluorescent proteins are incredibly useful, chemical fluorophores can still be used...Dangerous Viruses Contributed by guest blogger Tessa Cressy from the labs of Dr. Elke Mühlberger and Dr. Rachel...CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening CombiGEM is a technology that can be used to quickly...barcode small libraries of CRISPR gRNAs to use for screening experiments. Get the full details on how to make...Albert Cheng and Mark Wanner from the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine described Casilio, a system...
  16. Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Innovations

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    ...into our lab lives. Read on to learn about some creative approaches to lab sustainability, and find ways...learn that it hasn’t even been 50 years since the creation of the United States Environmental Protection ...ACT label, which is an eco-nutrition label for laboratory products that emphasizes Accountability, Consistency...
  17. Management for Scientists: Seeking Feedback

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    ...can almost be boiled down to one, key concept: Creating a culture of excellent, effective communication...post, a study coming out of MITs Human Dynamics Laboratory identified five characteristics of very successful...practice and training. This is important because it creates a culture of engagement in the issues at hand and...
  18. K. phaffii: Rising to the Occasion

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    ...protein secretion, making harvesting recombinant proteins a cinch. This is because it doesn’t secrete its ...of producing high protein animal feed. Due to increasing prices of methanol and advancements in other ...pharmaceutical companies (along with some research laboratories) have picked up the system for some of the uses...proteins, making the recombinant protein its major secretion. Beyond sheer protein production, K. phaffii is...Organisms Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors Tips for Screening with the Yeast Two Hybrid System Additional...
  19. Plasmids 101: NGS Quality Control for Pooled Libraries

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    ...primers to create 200-300 bp sequencing products using PCR. A diagram of the product we created for the ...plasmid. However, lots of library DNA is needed for screening experiments, so the scale of the DNA prep is larger...from the count_spacers.py file from Feng Zhang’s laboratory. There are a number of other analysis scripts...rank the plasmids by abundance, scaled to 1, to create a “cumulative wealth distribution” curve, or Lorenz...wishes you luck in your future library use and screening, and if you have any tips, input, or stories of...
  20. Plasmids 101: Gram Negative and Positive Bacteria

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    ...purple) and Gram negative (red/pink) staining. Image credit: Mark Perkins https://www.flickr.com/photos/occbio...charged iodine is added, it interacts with the CV+, creating a complex within the peptidoglycan layer, staining...peptidoglycan layer, trapping the large dye complex created by the interaction of CV+ and I- in the thick multilayered...The classification system is also useful in a laboratory setting. When designing a plasmid to be inserted...positive and negative classification system is incredibly helpful in visualizing differentiations between...What is a plasmid? Plasmids 101: Blue-white screeningPlasmids 101: Common lab E. Coli strains  ...
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