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  1. Custom CRISPR Screens & the Green Listed Software

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    ...commercial vendors. These libraries usually contain 4-12 gRNAs/gene, which results in libraries containing...research constellations: Doench/Root (2), Zhang (3), Wu (4), Yusa (5), Wang/Lander/Sabatini (6), and Chari/Mali...PMID: 25075903. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4486245. 4. Ma, Hongming, et al. "A CRISPR-based screen identifies... to design gRNAs for all the purposes discussed above. Please see videos and text on the website for more...Output: A text file containing full information about the suggested gRNAs to use, including all information... hard to read. It´s suggested that you open the above text files, copy the content of the file, and paste...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about CRISPR Screens How to Design Your gRNA Tips for ...
  2. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    ...that should work well. Quickly after transfection (4-8h), cells start releasing viral particles into the...after transfection. This supernatant can be stored at 4 °C or can be directly added to your target cells. ...Dr. Ke Xu (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-539-6, InTech. 4. Walter, W., and U. Stein. "Viral vectors for gene...first one and can be used routinely in a research laboratory. The risk of generating RCL is low but extra ...even your own! You should therefore be cautious about inserting potentially harmful genes into a transfer...
  3. Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research

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    ... We have been using yeast models (3, 4) to answer questions about the evolution of the genes involved ...PMID: 24807111. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4012490. 4. Hoffman, C.S., Wood, V., & Fantes, P.A. An ancient...Addgene Blog Learn about Synthetic Biology with BioBuilder Use Addgene Videos to Learn about Basic Lab Techniques...species, but these studies generally leave questions about gene function wide open. What if two seemingly similar...question, the plasmids are also used to teach students about restriction mapping and western blotting. Students...communicating science to the public. You can find out more about Clare at the Biology Dept. site.  References 1. ...PMC4596657. 5. Thomas, D., & Surdin-Kerjan, Y. Metabolism of sulfur amino acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae...
  4. Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans

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    ...systems The Sternberg lab in 2016 created cGAL, a GAL-4 based bipartite expression system that can regulate...system a promoter controls the expression of a GAL-4 driver that can bind to activation sequences upstream...resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about SapTrap Read about CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans Browse our Plasmids...always emphasized the need for open science and collaboration. The field already has comprehensive reference...planned for August 15th, 2019. For more information about the aims and approach of CeNGEN, check out their...elegans. This database provides detailed information about C. elegans 3’UTRs structures, alternative polyadenylation...addition to the wealth of open resources described above, there were many plasmid tools presented at the ...
  5. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    ...are often looking for outreach volunteers as well. 4) Blog - Hone your writing skills Take the DIY approach... graduate course, UWE Bristol offers an intensive 4-day Masterclass in science communication. The National...Sainsbury Laboratory. She is passionate about science communications and loves talking about science, ...Schmidt, a Marie Curie Fellow at The Sainsbury Laboratory. Are you a science student or early career researcher...break into science communication? Everybody goes about this in their own way. The career paths into science...Society gives training in media skills, writing about your research and residential communication. If ...
  6. The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments

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    ...optogenetic implants have been reported by several groups [4, 5, 6]. These have the obvious advantage of not requiring...PMID: 23042500; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3466483. 4. Kim TI, et al. Injectable, cellular-scale optoelectronics...distance so ideal implant placement should be about 0.4-0.5mm above the site of your stimulation. The scatter...scatters a great deal once it enters tissue, placement above the site of stimulation guarantees that the majority...instead). Laser stimulation         In the video above, Channelrhodopsin 2 (Chr2) has been expressed in...These lasers are relatively cheap and will run you about $2-3,000/laser. However, an important caveat is ...output of the laser must be controlled. As discussed above, each opsin variant has slightly different activation...
  7. How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion

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    ...to control the event is what is important. Choose 4 panelists (maybe 5) and no more. Too many panelists...moderator and organizers should develop a list of 4-6 pre-event interview questions. The moderator (possibly... are nice if you can afford them). I am talking about making sure the audience is interested, educated...of the stories or topics you know they can speak about. There should be some spontaneity, but having a ...location and parking information and remind them about the event as it approaches. Room set-up and logistics... make or break the discussion section. And what about those audience members that want to take over? It...
  8. Expanded Access to Rabies Plasmids

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    ...process since May 2020. We find this process takes 4-6 weeks on average. Therefore, we recommend placing...expedite the application process.  More information about export control licenses is available through the...Industry and Security. If you have any questions about this or other Addgene shipping and ordering processes...customer support team at [email protected].  Curious about how rabies plasmids are used in the lab? Check out...
  9. Synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type specific expression in retinal cells

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    ...sites interspaced with random sequences.   Strategy #4 (ProD): Create promoters with the help of epigenetic...different promoter designs, promoters from strategy #4 had the highest rate of targeted expression. Surprisingly...Addgene blog Read more about using AAV for retinal gene therapy Find more about precise neuronal targeting...injected into macaques and postmortem human retinas. About 25% of these AAV synthetic promoters successfully...
  10. 5 Science Rap Videos & Their Creator: Tom McFadden

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    ...biological history. 4. Please Don't Kill My Hive Beautifully filmed video about colony collapse disorder...Science with Tom. In this podcast, we learn more about Tom and pick his brain for advice on how to dive... Rap of Henrietta Lacks Students in Oakland rap about Henrietta Lacks - the African American woman whose...science standards and communicate science. Learn more about Tom on his youtube channel and at sciencewithtom.com...
  11. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    ...see whether and to what extent they overlap. Figure 4 compares the spectra of enhanced GFP (eGFP) and FITC...be used within the same panel.     Figure 4: Excitation and emission spectra for eGFP and FITC...channel to use to detect eGFP. As you saw in Figure 4, eGFP strongly overlaps with FITC, hence reading out...spectrum is located in a range of wavelengths of about 380–700 nm. Photons of lower wavelengths are higher... 650 nm, APC-Cy7's global excitation maximum is about 750 nm. If we were to use a laser that excites at...optimal excitation happens at higher wavelengths of about 750 nm. Source: https://www.bdbiosciences.com/en-us... we start building your first panel, we'll talk about one last principle of color emission. As you can...
  12. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    ...microenvironment produce CTL associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), a receptor that turns off T cell function upon...immunology 3.11 (2002): 991-998. PubMed PMID: 12407406. 4. Weiner, George J. "Building better monoclonal antibody-based...potential beneficiaries. Collaborative therapy For the most efficient outcomes, collaborative therapies must be... of the tolerance-producing antigens enunciated above. Finally, signals released from the microenvironment...are in their clinical trial phase. In all of the above therapeutics, techniques like genome engineering...are beginning to see the fruits of many years of labor with up and coming immunotherapy treatments. As ...clinic, physicians and researchers are learning much about how treatment regimens can be improved and how the...
  13. Tips for Working in Industry & Success in Management: Interview with Crystal Shih

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    ... conversation with your manager early on. Chapter 4: Crystal's approach to management and the importance...therapeutics at Novartis - listen to learn more about Crystal’s exciting career path, to gain insight ...Chapter 2: What's a lab group in industry? The collaborative nature of working in industry and how delegating...metrics for success. The importance of thinking about the big picture and not just the next experiment...resources in our Mentoring for Scientists Series Learn about Turning Your PhD into a Career with Joanne Kamens...
  14. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    ...analysis example is given in Figure 2 (adapted from 4) - Dunn et al. 2011 provides an in-depth review of...CureFFI.org. Cell Biology 04: The Secretory Pathway. 4. Dunn, Kenneth W., Malgorzata M. Kamocka, and John...the context of the cell. However, much knowledge about functionality can be gained by understanding the...subcellular marker proteins, it’s possible to get an idea about the subcellular structures your protein resides ...with. These “colocalization” studies give insights about the proximity of two proteins within the same subcellular...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn More about Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells...
  15. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    ...Kleinstiver et al. saw no decrease in Cpf1 activity with 4-6 base deletions at the 3’ end of the target sequence... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 4. Makarova KS, Wolf YI, Alkhnbashi OS, Costa F, Shah...a cell culture model. What we still don't know about Cpf1 In their original paper characterizing Cpf1...Addgene Blog Catch Up On Your Cpf1 Background Read About CRISPR Competitor NgAgo Learn How You Can Use piggyBac...
  16. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    ...capable of recruiting additional effector domains (4). Taken together, these minor gRNA alterations can...PMID: 26344044. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4666719. 4. Mali, Prashant, et al. "RNA-guided human genome engineering...of the Addgene Scientific Advisory Board. His laboratory at Columbia University is focused advancing scientific... Listen to Our Interview with Alex Chavez Learn about Sequencing Options for CRISPR Genotyping Cas9 Activators...
  17. CRISPR Guide

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    ...double-strand break (DSB) within the target DNA, located ∼3–4 nucleotides upstream of the PAM sequence. The resulting...Modifications Using Homology Directed Repair (HDR) Figure 4: Overview of HDR HDR generates specific genomic edits... for In Vivo Genome Editing. Molecular Cell , 73 (4), 714-726.e4. PMID: 30581144 Fu, Y., Foden, J. A.,...engineered CjCas9 orthologs. Molecular Therapy , 31 (4), 1177–1187. PMID: 36733251 Harrington, L. B., Doxzen...all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vector system. Scientific Reports , 4 (1). PMID: 24954249 Shechner, D. M., Hacisuleyman,...CRISPR/CAS-Mediated Genome Engineering. Cell , 153 (4), 910–918. PMID: 23643243 Zhang, Y., & Marchisio, ...cytidine deaminase fusions. Nature Biotechnology . 35 (4), 371–376. PMID: 28191901 Komor, A. C., Kim, Y. B....
  18. Zhang Lab CRISPR Page

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    ...Shalem O, Zhang F. Nat Methods . 2014 Aug;11(8):783-4. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.3047. PubMed . Return to GeCKO...Addgene Zhang Lab CRISPR Resources Tips for and FAQs about the Zhang Lab CRISPRs Browse All Zhang Lab Plasmids...
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