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  1. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    May 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... popular and useful viral vectors in the lab. Advantages of lentivirus include a large genetic capacity...applications of lentiviral vectors! Lentiviral vector history and components In the early 1990s, researchers ...research is still in the pre-clinical/early clinical stages. Researchers are also working to make lentiviral...
  2. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    March 14, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...bacteria, the tumor cells that escape the elimination stage acquire genetic alterations and alter cell-surface..., by way of favorably attaining the equilibrium stage. This can be called “stalemate equilibrium” where...the acute immune responses that eliminate early stage cancer cells, chronic inflammatory responses can... downregulate the expression of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins on their surfaces...
  3. Harnessing TnpB for Genome Editing: A Compact and Versatile Tool for Your Research

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    July 29, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...21 base pairs downstream of the TAM, creating staggered double-strand breaks like those created by Cas12a... like Cas9. This is where TnpB offers a clear advantage. At approximately one-third the size of Cas9 or...Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite A History of Genome Editing in Popular Culture Additional...
  4. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    March 25, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...have scientists solved this problem? By taking advantage of repair pathways within the cell — in some cases...Created with BioRender.com. Base editors take advantage of this single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) region, using...the SOX2 activation domain (SAD), which recruits histone acetyltransferase to open chromatin, improved editing... aspiring genetic editors can now compare the advantages of base editing and prime editing, an alternative...
  5. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Immunofluorescence

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    Nov. 16, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...with IF are immunocytochemistry (ICC) or immunohistochemistry (IHC). All three of these terms refer to...fluorophores to visualize multiple targets at once. An advantage of multiplexing is that you can ask how multiple...choose can make or break your experiment, so take advantage of all the available resources and give yourself...
  6. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    May 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...HIV-infected reservoir, researchers have previously used histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors to increase transcription... treatment with CRISPR/Cas9 SAM increased the percentage of cells with activated HIV-1, measured via HIV... be more successful. “Shock and kill” has the advantage of killing cells infected with HIV-1 to deplete...
  7. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    Jan. 26, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Tabebordbar et al. Long et al. show that the percentage of dystrophin-expressing muscle cells increases... blot, at <10% of the wild-type level. Muscle histology is improved, with vastly reduced inflammation ...delivery must be optimized to: 1. Reach a high percentage of muscle cells throughout the body, especially...
  8. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
    ... of the gel. For small proteins, use a higher percentage of acrylamide to increase migration resistance...improve separation. For large proteins, reduce the percentage of acrylamide. To further improve resolution,...and references References Aydin S (2015) A short history, principles, and types of ELISA, and our laboratory...
  9. Make a Splash: Notions of Scientific Impact Are Evolving

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    Dec. 5, 2014, 2:54 p.m.
    ...articles, Anurag Acharya and colleagues report, the percentage of citations to articles in non-elite journals... recently reported that the most cited work in history is a 1951 description of an assay to determine ...
  10. Who Gives a Tweet? 9 Facts About Scientists on Twitter

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    June 26, 2017, 1:31 p.m.
    ...modified from Ke et al. 2017. 1. Among scientists, historians have the most Twitter users. Biologists rank .... The #1 (re)tweeted domain by scientists was Instagram Social media and news sites were also popular....
  11. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    Jan. 30, 2014, 3:29 p.m.
    ...Additionally, the presence of a plasmid is disadvantageous from the bacterium's perspective – a plasmid-containing...How else can antibiotics be used in the lab? Historically, antibiotics have also been used to disrupt ...
  12. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    July 7, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...CRISPR tools, without compromising their strategic advantages in gene editing, while keeping the system to ...multiplex genome engineering of crops or allow for sophisticated CRISPR screenings that would perturb the unprecedented...
  13. Science Career Options

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    Feb. 23, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
    ...technology, and good computer skills will give you an advantage. Strong writing, computer skills (Word, Excel,...hobbies and volunteer experiences, as well as work history can really show that you have some of the abilities...
  14. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    Sept. 20, 2018, 12:17 p.m.
    ...sticky ethical dilemmas to dark episodes in the history of eugenics and research misconduct. Past ethical...who are interested in such careers should take advantage of their academic environment and attend seminars...
  15. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    June 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.
    ...have enhanced the ability of labs to answer sophisticated questions about cellular processes. Currently... et al., 2008), and monitor neuronal activity (voltage sensors), to name a few.   Find Many FRET-Based...
  16. Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR

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    March 7, 2024, 2:39 p.m.
    ... PAM requirement, and how these proteins are advantageous in today’s genome editing landscape. The need...Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility History of CRISPR Cas – A Tale of Survival and Evolution...
  17. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    April 6, 2023, 3 p.m.
    ...isotypes and subclasses. They each have their own advantages. Since monoclonal antibodies contain a single...Antibody to Mouse Tissue Sections. In Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry (Vol. 46, Issue 8, pp. ...
  18. Transgenic Organisms, Cas9 Gene Drives, and Appropriate Safeguards

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    May 22, 2015, 4:58 p.m.
    ...they should not be relied on exclusively because historical studies of pathogen research have conclusively...628 (2014). PubMed. Gantz, V. M. & Bier, E. The mutagenic chain reaction: A method for converting heterozygous...
  19. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    July 31, 2018, 12:55 p.m.
    ... 10 more years to obtain FDA approval and make history in the form of Luxturna™. A better vector for ...Naldini,L., 2015. Gene Therapy returns to centre stage. Nature Vol 526, p.351. PubMed PMID: 26469046. 6...
  20. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    June 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expansion.  In some cases, labels are added after this stage.  Step 4: Expand! (Typically by just adding water... L (2022) Super-resolution microscopy: a brief history and new avenues. Philosophical Transactions Royal...
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