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TypeBlog Post...doubt that CRISPR/Cas9 technology has been a breakthrough for the genome-editing field. It has the possibility...7). An independent team led by Hans Clevers at Hubrecht Institute in The Netherlands used the CRISPR/Cas9...
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5 Great Apps for Lab Life
TypeBlog Post...important biological information, amino acid abbreviations, and structures into one convenient resource...say that I still have the single and triple abbreviations of the amino acids memorized, but the structures... -
Components of CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog Post... Cleave target DNA resulting in a double-strand break (DSB) Cas9 and its variants have two endonuclease... which is E) cleaved leaving a F) double-strand break. A “gRNA” is a researcher-designed hybrid of the... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog Post...elicit downstream signaling cascades. So let’s break down the name "G-protein coupled receptor" into ...via bioluminescence resonance energy transfer 2 (BRET2). Check out our blog post on GPCR signaling using... -
A Deep Dive into BioBuilder
TypeBlog Post...and ideas ranged from a biological breathalyzer to pesticide breakdown, production of fire-resistant housing... -
Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR
TypeBlog Post...unedited site distal tothe predicted double strand break, and a NHEJ/ “drop-off” probe designed to bind directly... directly at the predicted double strand break site (Figure 2A). The single molecule resolution of digital... -
Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns
TypeBlog Post...principle of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET). Photons emitted by a Renilla luciferase variant...exhibited 3-5 fold increased brightness over previous BRET probes, with sufficient signal for in vivo and in... -
RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions
TypeBlog Post...upregulation is correlated with poor survival in breast cancer patients. By digging into the literature...containing RNAs could play a role in the severity of breast cancer. Infectious Disease. RaPID can also help... -
Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) for Cell and Gene Therapy
TypeBlog Post...untreatable until 2008. Following a single dose of subretinal administration of rAAV2 carrying the human gene...enhances endonuclease delivery for double-strand break repair." Gene therapy 17.9 (2010): 1175-1180. PubMed... -
6 Tips for Grant Writing
TypeBlog Post... else to read and / or give yourself a bit of a break before you read over it again with fresh eyes and...your institute or a private funding body. Success breeds success and I have certainly found that the experience... -
Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells
TypeBlog Post...incubating Nanoblade particles with polybrene, a cationic polymer. Polybrene has long been used to increase... -
Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door
TypeBlog Post...science student or early career researcher looking to break into science communication? Everybody goes about...working at media outlets such as the Guardian, BBC Breakfast or the Londonist. BBC provides a peak into their... -
Adenoviral Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Aims to Expand Genome Editing to Primary Cells
TypeBlog Post...provide a DNA template to repair the double strand break via homology directed repair and you would probably...interact with sporadic double-stranded chromosomal DNA breaks “that always happen naturally.” These adenoviral... -
Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids
TypeBlog Post...mechanism to accurately repair harmful double stranded breaks, in which nucleotide sequences are exchanged between...CRISPR can target a genomic sequence and create a break that can be repaired by homologous recombination... -
Tips to Make the Most of a Scientific Conference
TypeBlog Post...it before, during, and after the meeting. Let’s break it down into the following: the elevator pitch, ...networking for the day (or whenever you have a small break), write down some notes on the card so you remember... -
Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields
TypeBlog Post..., 2018. Most of the time, plasmid prepping is a breeze. You get your stab from Addgene, streak for single...nutrient-rich broth such as Terrific Broth, 2xYT, or a home-brew optimized for plasmid yields. Spiking your media... -
Anatomy of a Plasmid Page at Addgene
TypeBlog Post...your colleagues. Top of the plasmid page The ‘breadcrumb’ trail at the top of any plasmid page gives the...nested in. You can see in the example above that the bread crumbs trail starts in the browse page, continues... -
Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies
TypeBlog Post...is used to separate the beads from the media (Brechmann et al. al., 2021) while the media is aspirated....2019.12.017. Epub 2019 Dec 28. PMID: 31891733. Brechmann NA, Schwarz H, Eriksson PO, Eriksson K, Shokri... -
Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene
TypeBlog Post...resistance gene you select? In this blog, we’ll break down the mechanism of action of the most common ...death by intercalating into DNA and generating DNA breaks. The Sh ble gene provides zeocin resistance by ... -
Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research
TypeBlog Post... current research. Understanding the depth and breadth of this bias, and then using that understanding...cancer cell lines (left). Heatmap indicating the breakdown of ancestry associated dependencies across ancestry...