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TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 12, 2013, 3:35 p.m....central to everything that goes on inside a cell. Until we get a handle on precise, forward engineering ...language for programming life. Which pieces are still missing? Endy: That's a great question. You can ...
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What’s in Your Tube?: A Quick Guide to Measuring DNA by Spectrophotometry
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m.... the A260/280 ratio does not drop significantly until protein levels exceed 70% of the sample content ... even samples with “good” A260/280 ratios could still have quite a bit of protein present. Purification... -
AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 31, 2018, 12:55 p.m....Additionally, AAVs do not integrate in the host genome but still lead to long-term (>10 years) transgene expression...and gene therapy AAVs for genome editing AAV: A versatile tool for gene expression in mammals Resources... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 11, 2018, 3:29 p.m.... and plan for the future of the team. All while still paying bills and having a life outside my job. The... and fail to identify it as a personal strength until it is identified by another person. Similar reasoning... -
Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m....its first steps! However, retroviral vectors can still direct the translation of proteins because they ...and transduction by vectors (which we sometimes still call “infection” as a shorthand, although it is ... -
Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m....period of time. Though climate change certainly still is and will continue to be a “critical consequence...current period of rapid flux, the chapter might still feel slightly dated by next week. A stepping stone... -
DNA Purification Without a Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m....regeneration, trace amounts of DNA (3 femtograms/ul) could still be eluted from the column, as detected by qPCR, ...break-up with your DNA purification kit, you can still reduce the number of spin columns you need to complete... -
Isolating Genomic Regions of Interest with the CRISPR System
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 30, 2019, 12:44 p.m.... absence of genomic alterations. These studies utilize a catalytically inactive form of Cas9 known as ...elements (CAPTURE) (Liu et al., 2017). This system utilizes dCas9 fused to a biotinylation tag expressed on... -
Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 29, 2022, 2:15 p.m....and well-documented history of racial bias, which still impacts and influences current research. Understanding...five-team response to address this issue, but it still points to a far larger and more complex problem ... -
Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m....reporter gene. The polymerase will elongate the mRNA until it reaches the gene end signal, where it will terminate...reconstitute a functional viral polymerase complex and utilize the minigenome as a template. Thus, it is important... -
The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 3, 2015, 2:30 p.m....imagine, it keeps all of us quite busy. Though there still isn't time for goofing off, the company culture ... the lab was such a master drywall hanger? 4. Utilize your office space too Balance point number 3 with... -
QC Sequencing Technologies at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 15, 2025, 1:15 p.m....Sanger sequencing was considered the gold standard until about 2008 when a new, higher-throughput sequencing-by-synthesis...relied on Sanger sequencing for QC. We occasionally still use Sanger sequencing to confirm an insert that ... -
CRISPR 101: Any Base Transversion Editors
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m....the adenine transversion editor AYBEv3. This tool still retained considerable A → G editing activity at ...rates ranging from 4.7% to 30% at tested sites. Still, it opened a new avenue for base editor development... -
Antibodies 101: The Four ELISAs and When to Use Them
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m....enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a versatile method used to quantify the level of target antigen...discovery, and food safety. Part of the assay’s versatility lies in the user’s ability to modify the protocol... -
Bioinformatics at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m....known as channels. Since a Nextflow process can utilize any scripting language that can be executed on ...processing of our sequencing data. However, our work still wasn’t complete. In order for our QC team to smoothly... -
Antibodies 101: Reading a Flow Plot
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 6, 2024, 3:13 p.m....one- or two-marker plots, like in Figure 3 above, until the population of interest has been successfully...far messier than biorender plots, quadrants can still help me as a reader if I'm struggling to see the... -
How to Be an Excellent Trainee
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2023, 1:15 p.m....Don’t: Wait to ask questions and/or receive help until you’ve already started a time sensitive experiment...themselves. Be mindful that your mentor will still have their own deadlines and priorities to attend... -
New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 24, 2023, 2:15 p.m....that could produce ultrasound contrast. That is, until earlier members of our lab - the Shapiro Lab - developed... doxycycline prior to FACS, gating for the top quartile (or higher) of BFP and GFP producing cells. After... -
Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.... however, is fight smarter, not harder. We can utilize tactics like rotating antibiotic treatments, so...antibiotic is minimized, while the infection is still effectively treated. We can prescribe antibiotics... -
Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 16, 2020, 1 p.m....allow for more room for regulatory sequences while still fitting Cas9 and its gRNAs into one AAV, Cas9 must...Cas9. Unfortunately, certain drawbacks limit the utility of these systems: St1Cas9 requires a very specific...