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  1. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ...that infect bacteria), many of which are doing important work in our microbiomes. Given that viruses are...undergo DNA rearrangements. Depending on the composition of the viral vector and the repeat sequences ...ensuring viral production is to perform PCR against components of the viral vector using the harvested viral...
  2. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    Dec. 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...was the outdoor market where one can shop for components of traditional Chinese medicine. There were hundreds...field. Nobel Laureates and the ever expanding importance of RNA The second keynote lecture was presented...in his lab. RNA is a structural and functional component of the ribosome complex and Dr. Steitz quipped...
  3. 7 Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult Supervisors

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    Jan. 21, 2015, 1:30 p.m.
    ...-aggressives, who are usually antagonistic and impolite, Complainers, who spend most of their time moaning...solutions that will meet both of your needs. 6) Put important agreements in writing One of the most frequent...from your supervisor. Whenever possible, discuss important issues in person or over the telephone instead...
  4. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies

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    July 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...combs. To make genetic crosses properly, it is important to isolate females from males while they are still... after hatching into their adult phase. It is important to clear out the parent crosses from the container...feature when setting up genetic crosses. More importantly, this knowledge will stop you from embarking ...
  5. Plasmids 101: 5 factors to help you choose the right cloning method

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    Aug. 21, 2018, 12:31 p.m.
    ... purposes. We’re here to help with that! Four important factors to consider for any experiment are: ...Efficiency For cloning in particular, another important consideration is: The number of inserts ......, like Gibson or SLIC, since one can pool the components and define their final order through sequence...
  6. Academic vs. Industry Postdocs

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    Nov. 13, 2018, 1:22 p.m.
    ...publishing is important to you, make sure that your project will not involve proprietary compounds or information...communicate your science to others and advocate for the importance of your work. In my experience in industry, you...
  7. Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity

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    Oct. 11, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
    ...setting up assembly reactions in which a single component was purposefully omitted. Since any assembly is... no blue colonies were obtained if any single component was omitted. Screening for successful Golden ...The future of assembly DNA assembly methods are important tools for many areas of science, and researchers...
  8. Drew Endy Introduces the Biobrick Public Agreement Plasmid Collection

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    Dec. 12, 2013, 3:35 p.m.
    ...carefully engineered to support reliable functional composition. In other words, these parts can be used over...YouTube primer on BIL gates.) Addgene: Why is it so important to you that these parts be made freely available...language is put into practice? Endy: I think it's important to understand that these platforms, or pieces ...
  9. SciComm: Taking Science to Elementary and Middle Schools

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    July 9, 2019, 12:52 p.m.
    ...presentation because, in my opinion, it was more important to communicate the applications of CRISPR over...use it? This last section was arguably the most important, and it was a little worrisome for me since bioethics...biology, are moving so quickly that it’s basically impossible for textbooks to keep up. Even the most ambitious...
  10. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    Oct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m.
    ...analyzable transgenic in hand, so it is pretty important to get this process right the first time. I’ll...to transform when they begin flowering. It is important to perform the transformation not long after flowering...s time to select for transformants. It’s very important to select multiple T1 plants from each transformation...
  11. Deep Dive: Fixing and Permeabilizing for Immunofluorescence

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    Aug. 30, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...your samples, the relationships between cellular components, and the accessibility of your target epitope...work by dehydrating and precipitating cellular components. This method of fixation is good for epitopes...away your target (for example, some cytoskeletal components) and you want to fix and permeabilize in one ...
  12. Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantitation

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    Jan. 16, 2020, 2:18 p.m.
    ...by ddPCR begins with diluting the virus. It is important to note that the dynamic range of the ddPCR is...PCR plate. Maintaining a high droplet count is important for calculating the concentration of your sample...separation (Witte et al., 2016). This is particularly important if your amplicon is longer than 150 base pairs...
  13. AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS

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    Sept. 28, 2017, 2:01 p.m.
    ...gut, and other organs to the CNS, are also an important target for gene delivery, especially for the study...3293995. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Important considerations when using AAVs Learn more about...research. Visit Our AAV Guide Page for info on AAV components, common uses of AAV, and much more! Find ready-to-use...
  14. Interview: Hodaka Fujii on enChIP, New CRISPR Tools, and More

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    Dec. 2, 2014, 7:23 p.m.
    ...is being involved in the scientific community important to you and your lab? Fujii: I first knew Addgene...interact with each other, which is critically important, especially for young researchers. It was a really...technologies. Majority of them are eager to just "import" technologies developed abroad, so it's a little...
  15. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...reaction creates an expression clone with all of the components necessary for gene expression.     The LR...coding sequence. If you choose this strategy, it’s important to include the proper protein expression elements...Clone When making the expression clone, it is important to choose the destination vector that best fits...
  16. Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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    Dec. 13, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...that asbestos exposure remains the single-most important factor in developing mesothelioma. Asbestos, and...cells that can begin an immune response. This important biomarker can be used to distinguish between three...States and many other countries, and it is still imported, exported, and used throughout the world. New ...
  17. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
    .... More importantly, the expression of this construct is Cre-dependent, enabling spatiotemporal control...are needed to deliver all the protein and RNA components, and several sgRNAs must be screened to identify...
  18. How to Be an Excellent Trainee

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    Sept. 26, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...valuable lessons along the way. We think it’s so important that we have written plenty of articles on building...bench mentor-mentee relationship is extremely important – without a good set up it could be very difficult...help you get more out of the in-person training component. Documenting during training It’s hard to recall...
  19. Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management

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    Dec. 5, 2017, 1:52 p.m.
    ...option for the experiment above, but it’s also important not to load yourself up with too many tasks. If...ll discuss in the planning section below, it’s important to dedicate specific amounts of time to specific...quite difficult. In my experience, planning has 3 components: A mechanism for blocking off time for different...
  20. Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection

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    April 9, 2019, 1:13 p.m.
    ... proteins in living cells and organisms. Both components of the chimera are encoded by DNA. Since researchers...2016; Lambert, 2019). These characteristics are important, but have less priority than stickiness. In my...lead to over-expression artifacts. This is an important downside of the technology and should always be...
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