...tend to have a story structure: beginning, end; cause, effect; lesson, learning. Storytelling is a crucial...even tell short stories during weekly lab meetings. When scientists tell good stories, they engage their...appreciation for their research. Long story short, telling a good story is something that can be learned, ... your career. Story Telling at work Don’t believe me? Here’s an example of storytelling to answer an informational...conclusion. Advice for Telling a Good Story Start at the start Any good story needs a solid point to kick off...of versions of your story and find the one that fits your audience. Enjoy the story you’re telling There... form of a story, and you’ll very quickly get better at telling it. End at the end A story needs a good...

...with Tim Miles: While not technically a research story, I couldn't resist adding in this excellent Q&A ...try in your own work!) If you've got a research story you want to share on our blog, please reach out ...

...are doing is telling a (nonfiction) story. For there to be a story, you need to have conflict. There are...complete your story: an introduction, and a resolution.   Fig. 2: The structure of a story - not just...unrelated stories that they then tuck the science into. There are almost limitless storytelling options,...pursuit of achieving knowledge. Or, as we in the storytelling business like to say, science is all about navigating...inherent tension, is interesting. It’s what drives a story forward - and this drive is so powerful that it ... communications, but they’re firmly part of the story to the scientists doing the work.  And while these...illustrates the value of the work and then build a story around them. A good rule of thumb is to find the...

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...Pre-CRISPR  Having visualized and understood the DNA, the next milestone for the molecular biologist was...Ridley Scott directed Blade Runner (1982). It is a dystopian film that revolves around synthetic humans called...year after the discovery of meganucleases. The storyline involves the resurrection of dinosaurs by extracting...more blog posts about CRISPR Learn more about the history of CRISPR Read about other genome editing methods...200304010-00015 Wood AJ, Lo T-W, Zeitler B, Pickle CS, Ralston EJ, Lee AH, Amora R, Miller JC, Leung E, Meng X...

....  Storage   Once you get your exciting new antibody, the second thing you’ll want to do is store it ...what temperature to store your antibodies at, but it also matters what they’re stored in - their buffer....Resources References Boston University Flow Core. Fluorochromes Brightness Chart. Boston University Flow Core...as well. In this post, we’ll touch on antibody storage, buffer considerations, and give just the lightest...the way, you can put your antibody in short term storage (think days to weeks) in the 4°C. If you’ll only...primarily used in Western blots and ELISAs, cannot be stored in sodium azide at all, as it inhibits HRP. In ...sensitive, so antibodies conjugated to them need to be stored either in a dark, opaque vial or wrapped in aluminum...

...futureofresearch.org/boston/. The Future of Research Symposium A year ago, trainees from around Boston met to discuss...BEST programs, including local schools in Boston: the Boston University School of Medicine and the University...The second Boston Symposium on the Future of Research will be held from 22-24 October. This blog has ... to be held at the Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015 – Academic Data and the Labor Market. For ...week, postdocs and students will again gather in Boston - this time with the aim of finding solutions to...great panels at the Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015 where we hope to begin developing concrete...participate in the Future or Research Symposium Boston 2015 you can register here or live stream the event...

...science stories. Here are some of our favorite spooky science stories. Six spooky science stories Zombie...Plasmid pumpkins, team costumes, and spooky science stories. Yes, please! At Addgene, we love finding ways ...

...efforts is the Golden Stopwatch Award to celebrate exemplary TTOs. Our new Golden Stopwatch Award recognizes...certain rights and protections for depositor and requestor alike. That’s why Addgene works closely with TTOs...agreement (usually) must be executed. The Golden Stopwatch Award highlights TTOs that accelerate science ...agreements quickly! If your TTO receives a Golden Stopwatch, consider sending an email to thank them--after...examples if possible Tell them about the Golden Stopwatch! Any organization that deposits with and/or [email protected] Congratulations to the Golden Stopwatch awardees! Congratulations to all of the winners...College of Medicine  Baylor College of Medicine Boston Children's Hospital  Brandeis University  Broad...

...a Lox-Stop cassette, resulting in the neurological deficits observed in Rett Syndrome. Restoring the MECP2...to Rett Syndrome, this blog post describes the history of Rett Syndrome research, the role of the MECP2... MECP2 gene by excision of the Stop cassette using tamoxifen-inducible Cre not only halted the neurological...precise amount of protein to each brain cell to restore physiological levels. Much research is now focused...