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  1. Twenty Years of Addgene Sharing: CRISPR

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    April 18, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... functional groups: nucleases, modulators, and chimeric effectors. Nucleases generate a classic double-stranded...break, while modulators regulate transcription and chimeric efforts make a precise edit or insertion via a...distributed CRISPR plasmids. But modulators and chimeric effectors, made available in 2013 and 2016, respectively...
  2. Of Myc and Men

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    Jan. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ... that this step “...proved to be quite easy to achieve…” - but I think we can all agree that it sounds...c-Myc protein and did not recognize the mouse or chicken homologs. By comparing the homologous sequences...Myc1-9E10 in the late 1990s (Fuchs, et al. 1997; Schiweck, et al. 1997) with the goal of making the antibody...
  3. 3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9

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    Oct. 17, 2017, 12:55 p.m.
    ... instances of focused attention become magical teaching moments. The models function as thinking tools...that the resulting physical model is an effective teaching tool. You can read about Jacob’s initial reaction...BioMolecular Modeling web site to check out our hands-on teaching tools that are designed to make the molecular ...
  4. Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields

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    May 26, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...concentration. Add supplements to the media You can achieve higher cell density using a nutrient-rich broth...plasmids may need to be grown for 20 hours or more to achieve maximum plasmid yield. The optimal growth time ...insufficient gas exchange will prevent your cultures from reaching the desired density. The volume of your flask ...
  5. Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors

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    Sept. 9, 2014, 8:20 p.m.
    ... is valuable in many experimental settings. To achieve this, scientists use a multitude of techniques ...use the 2A peptides instead of an IRES when stoichiometrically equivalent levels of expression are required...to plasmids, allowing you to spend less time researching plasmid basic features and spend more time developing...
  6. CRISPR 101: RNA Editing with Cas13

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    July 31, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
    ...doesn't require homology-directed repair (HDR) machinery, and could thus be used in non-dividing cells....convert adenine to inosine, which the translational machinery treats like guanine. This RNA editor would permit...as assessed using RNA-seq. Since the REPAIRv1 machinery is too large to fit into adeno-associated viral...
  7. Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantitation

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    Jan. 16, 2020, 2:18 p.m.
    ...References Furuta-Hanawa, Birei, Teruhide Yamaguchi, and Eriko Uchida. "2D droplet digital PCR as a tool for...is common. Here are some steps you can take to achieve a clean NTC: Have a dedicated bench with a dedicated...
  8. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    July 31, 2018, 12:55 p.m.
    ...responsible for an autosomal recessive, severe, childhood-onset form of blindness name Leber’s Congenital... therapy restores vision in a canine model of childhood blindness. Nature Genetics 28, 92-95. PubMed PMID...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5960719. 8. Trapani I and Auricchio A., 2018. Seeing the Light after 25 Years of Retinal...
  9. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    Oct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m.
    ...while not widely known, plasmid assembly can be achieved in vivo using a bacterial recombination pathway...in a gene, while adding a GFP-tag (Figure 3). Achieving multiple modifications requires multiple recombination...DNA encoding plasmids, or promoters such as the chicken beta-actin promoter of the pHLsec vector. In this...
  10. AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS

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    Sept. 28, 2017, 2:01 p.m.
    ...was derived from figure 3b in Chan et al.   To achieve the full diversity of colors AND sparse labeling...co-injected. The dose of this AAV can be adjusted to achieve sparse levels of labeling, without loss of color...virus, but the desired sparsity of labeling is achieved with lose doses of inducer virus. Additionally...
  11. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    May 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... approaches. Major restaurant chains including Chipotle and Panera Bread have pledged to eliminate the...bacteria have poor non-homologous end joining machinery, so a CRISPR-induced double-stranded break (DSB...into the bacterial genome, and it carries CRISPR machinery targeting 1) the given resistance gene and 2) ...
  12. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    March 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...and the viral mRNAs are translated) by cellular machinery. NP encapsidates the negative sense, single-stranded.... These mRNAs are translated by cellular host machinery (as viral mRNAs would be in the course of viral...initial titration experiments might be helpful to achieve optimal results. It is important to note that this...
  13. The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene

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    Sept. 3, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...happening! Addgene actually has chimes outside of our break room. A ring of the chimes means something fun is ...completed their work thoroughly. It’s kind of a chicken and egg situation- do we work so hard so we have...
  14. To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question

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    Nov. 12, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...a synonymous mutation can be harmful (Sauna and Kimchi-Sarfaty, 2011).  Overall, codon optimization may... A, Santana-Quintero LV, Katneni U, Simonyan V, Kimchi-Sarfaty C (2017) A new and updated resource for... https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/28.1.292 Sauna ZE, Kimchi-Sarfaty C (2011) Understanding the contribution...
  15. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...leading to a positive signal. The same effect can be achieved for a fluorophore that relies on dimerization ...cleavage and an RNA aptamer that bound the compound malachite green (MG) to create a non-protein based visualization...of high throughput assays with microarrays and biochips. Ultimately, there are just some applications ...
  16. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    May 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...If you are job searching, you may be wondering if you need to go to the effort of writing a cover letter...relocation plans. They can be skills-based: if you're switching fields, you can use your cover letter to explain...greeting like “Dear Hiring Manager.” Highlight your achievements with specific examples. Instead of saying “I...
  17. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

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    Oct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...salaries). Postdocs (who are not in a primarily teaching role) come under this ruling, regardless of visa...on higher education, you can see that those in teaching roles (such as adjuncts) and graduate and undergraduate...already have salaries at or above $50,000. Boston Children’s Hospital is the only part of the Harvard group...
  18. Healthcare Consulting: A Door to the Business of Life Sciences

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    Oct. 13, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...projects. Almost all of my projects, have involved enriching conversations with R&D, Medical Affairs, and Commercial...challenges, quickly breaking them up into smaller achievable tasks, and then executing on them in a timely...situations, and personalities. Teams striving to achieve a lot of great output in a short amount of time...
  19. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    Aug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...native conditions, the less activation you can achieve using a CRISPRa. Your gene of interest might already...Ewen-Campen B, Chari R, Ter-Ovanesyan D, Haque SJ, Cecchi RJ, Kowal EJK, Buchthal J, Housden BE, Perrimon...Zetsche B, Volz SE, Zhang F (2015) A split-Cas9 architecture for inducible genome editing and transcription...
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