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  1. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ...models due to their size, physiology, and genetic similarities with humans. However, rats have some key differences...axolotl may reveal the potential humans have for a similar degree of regeneration.  In addition, axolotls ...have many age-related phenotypic changes that are similar to those observed in humans. Thus, understanding...them an ideal model organism; they are relatively simple to maintain and breed and they have large, easily...
  2. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ... E, de Simone S, Colella P, Iodice C, Polishchuk EV, Sommella A, Colecchi L, Rossi S, Simonelli F, Giunti...in mice. This vector transduced ~10% of cells, similar to the transduction rate of a single AAV. Odom ...Trapani I, Colella P, Sommella A, Iodice C, Cesi G, Simone S, Marrocco E, Rossi S, Giunti M, Palfi A, Farrar...
  3. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    ...cassette (Dickinson et al., 2015) made this step as simple as heat-shocking to induce the expression of a ...my initial direct screening efforts, which were similar to the approach detailed by Paix et al. Although...Addgene. In 2019, Farboud et al. described another similar co-conversion marker (repair of a zen-4(cle10ts...choosing. Tools such as SapTrap Builder greatly simplifies design of these constructs, allowing novice researchers...
  4. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ...reason most people enter postdoctoral training. Similarly, there are several factors to consider when selecting... week planning an experiment, even a relatively simple experiment. However, by taking this time, you can...result? Is there a tractable question or are you simply describing a phenomenon? Exploration can be important...Plus, presentations benefit from practice. If you simply recycle slides from the last time you gave a presentation...
  5. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...Fluorescent proteins (FPs) offer scientists a simple yet powerful way to tag cellular proteins and investigate...fluorescence when illuminated with blue light (1). Similar to PA-GFP, scientists later developed red fluorescent...photoactivatable fluorescent protein for your experiment Similar to performing experiments with standard FPs, before...live imaging of proteins, organelles, and cells. Similar to FPs, PA-FPs allow for non-invasive labelling...
  6. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ...using the csRNP method is as simple as doing routine PCR assays. Here is a simple to-do-list to follow when...spectrometry to identify the interacting proteins. Similarly, in ChIP-seq assays, chromatin fragments that ...successfully knock-in non-expressed genes with similar efficiency, Dewari et al. 2018). Using the first...
  7. AAV Packaged on Request is Here!

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    .... To start the AAV packaged on request process, simply navigate to your plasmid of interest. If it’s eligible...cargo you requested at the quality you expect. Similar to our on-demand viral service, we expect titers...There are no quotes or special processes involved; simply request your plasmid of interest in your desired...
  8. Plasmids 101: How to Name Your Plasmid in 3 Easy Steps

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    ... used as the first letter of a plasmid name and simply denotes that the object is a ‘plasmid’. “p” is ... empty backbone name in your plasmid name. This simple piece of information can often convey many important...pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene-EGFP or pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene(wt)-EGFP These simple rules allow any scientist to know what is in a ...
  9. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    ...edited strand. The first iteration of prime editor simply fused the wild-type Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus...or exceed PEmax editing efficiencies for short, simple edits. PE6c and PE6d further evolved the Tf1 and...pegRNAs, but combining PE7 with epegRNAs resulted in similar or reduced editing efficiencies, likely because...Ravisankar, P., Ward, C. C., Levesque, S., Jing, Y., Simpson, D., Zhao, A., Li, H., Yan, W., Goudy, L., Schmidt...
  10. Build Your CRISPR Vocabulary

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    ...Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. That contrast of simplicity and complexity is reflected in the biology, too...into a single strand that folds back on itself, simplifying the CRISPR-Cas9 system for laboratory applications...post on the structural biology of Cas9. Want a simpler guide to keep at your desk? We’ve got a CRISPR ...
  11. Cellosaurus: A Cell Line Information Database

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    ... the Cellosaurus STR similarity search tool (CLASTR) to find cells lines similar to your STR profiles ...CLASTR results by minimal number of markers and similarity score match. This tool’s algorithm can be adjusted...
  12. CUT&RUN: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-DNA Interactions

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    ...and cell lines. Although ChIP-seq is a relatively simple and robust protocol it does have limitations. The...change offers a significant improvement and simplification of the original technique, specifically in ...CAPTURE Additional Resources on Addgene.org Find simple lab protocols Browse CRISPR plasmids for isolating...
  13. Sensing Neuronal Dopamine

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    ... DA in live animals (Patriarchi et al., 2018). Similar to calcium and glutamate sensors, the new dLight1...s lab has created the GRABDA sensor based on a similar strategy: a GFP variant bound to a DA receptor,...cyclase in caudate nucleus of rat brain, and its similarity to the “dopamine receptor”." Proceedings of the...
  14. Chemogenetics vs. Optogenetics: Which Method Should I Choose?

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    ...control over neuronal activity. While they serve similar purposes, both techniques offer researchers different...resolution as receptors can be turned on and off simply with the presence or absence of the correct wavelength...flexible as it relies on designer ligands that can be simply introduced by injection. The main challenge in ...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: Transductions

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    ...ve ever wondered how they are different from or similar to the other Ts, we have your answers. If you know...into a cell by a viral agent. Transductions are similar to transfections, processes which introduce foreign... Transfection and transduction seem to achieve similar outcomes, so why and when should you opt to make...
  16. Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain

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    ...multifunctional fibers, embedded, and validated simultaneously in the brain and the intestines of mice. The...organisms, including the Anikeeva lab’s work on a similar neural fiber (Park et al., 2019). This provided... To operate both types of implanted fibers simultaneously, a mini-Bluetooth system named NeuroStack was...
  17. Viral Vectors 101: What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector)?

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    ...Viruses are simple: a genome packaged in a protein shell (Taylor, 2014). They’re so simple that we can... even decide if they’re alive or not. Yet these simple, small particles have quite the outsized impact...
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