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  1. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    July 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 ...

  2. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    July 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...

  3. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    March 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...

  4. Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills

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    Jan. 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...

  5. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 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 ...

  6. The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene

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    Sept. 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...

  7. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    July 25, 2019, 12:03 p.m.
    ...transferred into the plant. In the laboratory we can utilize this natural process by replacing the genes on ...genes and speeding up research. Certainly, there is still more to transient leaf transformations, but we hope...

  8. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

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    Sept. 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...

  9. Bioinformatics at Addgene

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    July 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...

  10. How to Be an Excellent Trainee

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    Sept. 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...

  11. New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression

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    Jan. 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...

  12. CRISPR 101: Any Base Transversion Editors

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    April 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...

  13. Antibodies 101: The Four ELISAs and When to Use Them

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    July 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...

  14. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    Blog Post
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    June 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
    ... yourself for potential gRNA sites, or you can utilise several online tools that do it for you. One such... afford to wait, you can hold off on genotyping until the pups are 2-4 weeks old and use the ear tag method...

  15. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    Nov. 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...

  16. Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids

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    April 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...elements that are versatile and adaptable. Variation in ori structure allows plasmids to utilize diverse host...

  17. Antibodies 101: Reading a Flow Plot

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    Feb. 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...
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