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  1. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    Nov. 3, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Host-parasite Interactions, Institut Pasteur, Paris) that changed genome editing in the malaria community for the...it all settles down and the value of each item changes from what the reviewers so painstakingly assessed...space. The CRISPR research community hasn't had a chance to develop a consensus on the best CRISPR software... up with it. The peer review process has been challenged with many closely spaced CRISPR software submissions...
  2. A Modular, Synthetic Origin of Replication

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    April 14, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
    ...By Baiyang Liu and James Chappell, Rice University. For decades, we’ve been designing experiments around...wide range. For example, we achieved a 115-fold change in copy number (from ~1.6 to ~185 copies per cell...This post was written by Baiyang Liu and James Chappell at Rice University, whose team developed SynORI...
  3. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    Nov. 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...created tagged versions of the cyclin Cdc28 and the chaperone Ydj1, both of which display sophisticated interactions...with multiple other proteins. Again, little to no change in cell morphology was observed with IT5 and IT6...methods (2015). PubMed PMID:26322837. 2. Stadler, Charlotte, et al. "Immunofluorescence and fluorescent-protein...
  4. CRISPR-Cas14: a family of small DNA-targeting enzymes enabling high-fidelity SNP genotyping

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    Nov. 29, 2018, 1:53 p.m.
    ...Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute for uncharacterized genes that were proximal to a CRISPR array ...presence of a predicted RuvC nuclease domain, characteristic of CRISPR-Cas enzymes. In contrast to other...bacterial genomes but only in the genome of a group of Archaea. Consistent with this origin, the authors suggest...
  5. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    Aug. 4, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...biologists have spent a lot of time making things glow. Chances are you’ve used a GFP derivative to conduct subcellular...optogenetics. Even though GFP has been so thoroughly characterized, it turns out this protein has a few more secrets... LM, Wang Y, Condeelis JS, Verkhusha VV. A photoswitchable orange-to-far-red fluorescent protein, PSmOrange...
  6. CRISPR Protocol for Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines [Video]

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    Feb. 18, 2015, 3:09 p.m.
    ... inferred based on correlative biochemical characteristics and ectopic reporter assays. We have been interested..., identifying these deletions, and finally characterization. Read and download the full protocol from ...Dass A, Yien YY, Chung J, Masuda T, et al. Characterization of genomic deletion efficiency mediated by...
  7. Inside Addgene's 10 Year Anniversary Gala

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    July 3, 2014, 3:48 p.m.
    ... desserts. We enjoyed a video highlighting the changes at Addgene over the last 10 years as well as the...fruition. The concept, though relatively simple, changed the course of scientific research. What was once... ghost writers, of course! Amy Uddin and Emma Gottschall, two of Addgene's lab technicians, gave Blugene...
  8. "What Makes a Good Mentor?" and 6 More FAQs About Science Mentoring

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    Dec. 17, 2013, 2:47 p.m.
    ...Navigating a fulfilling career in science can be challenging – is advice and guidance from only 2 people enough...with the researchers who joined a recent Twitter chat for Early Career Researchers.  Many of the participants...lighthearted, the article does highlight key characteristics of a good mentor: Yoda image courtesy...
  9. Three Key Considerations for Precise Neuronal Targeting Using AAV Technologies

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    Nov. 27, 2019, 2:03 p.m.
    ...development, learning, and behavior poses many challenges in neuroscience with many brain regions, neuronal...specific neuronal subtypes and determine how these changes affect the phenotype. Viral vectors and genetic...specific cell type. Find some transduction characteristics of select AAV serotypes in Table 2 from the...
  10. Spurred by COVID-19, Addgene Bridges Plasmid Sharing Between Academia and Industry

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    June 23, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...                      University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Illinois Chicago                     ...beyond academia. For example: Plasmids from the Michael J. Fox Foundation are used in Parkinson’s research...carriers (SLCs) for medical research Recently, the Michael Davidson Fluorescent Protein collection, a ‘One-Stop...
  11. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    Sept. 28, 2020, noon
    ...homologous recombination in bacteria. These quirks change the way CRISPR-mediated genome engineering functions...While the activation of transcription is a more challenging problem than repression, scientists have deposited...the target sequence which could be adjusted by changing the sgRNA length. The system could be further ...Streptomyces, yet genome engineering remains challenging for most organisms in the genus. Work from the...
  12. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    July 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...provide new opportunities for investigating genetic mechanisms related to morphogenesis, cell fate specification...enzymatic receptor DAD2. SLs induce a conformational change of the receptor which modulates the fluorescence... a major economic impact.   Design and mechanism of action of the receptor-based SL fluorescent...
  13. Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes

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    June 19, 2018, 1:38 p.m.
    ...widely available imaging platform: ultrasound. Challenges of in vivo imaging with existing bacterial reporters... by water-dwelling photosynthetic bacteria and archaea to regulate their buoyancy. The Shapiro lab recently...genes for in vivo imaging Following in vitro characterization, Bourdeau et al performed a proof-of-concept...
  14. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    Sept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Sometimes DNA sequences need to be “cleaned up” or changed in some way before you can analyze them. These ...complement sequence.  Filter DNA tool: Removes non-DNA characters, such as numbers and blank spaces, from the text... primer dimer estimation, and other primer characteristics. NEB Data-optimized Assembly Design (DAD): ...
  15. We're Updating Our Hold for Publication Policy

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    June 24, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...are distributed. Next month, we are making two changes to the policy that will make the process a bit ... the published-paper-celebration checklist as champagne or cupcakes, or maybe the lab member originally...updating our Hold for Publication policy with two changes that will help us ensure that plasmids don’t get...
  16. What's the Best Way to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA?

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    June 4, 2020, 1:22 p.m.
    ...backbone of the DNA helix or even changes the DNA sequence through a mechanism called depurination. In depurination...contamination.  Extreme pH can denature, break, and even change the DNA sequence. High pH favors the breakage of...
  17. Plasmids 101: What is a plasmid?

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    April 2, 2020, 6:17 p.m.
    ...found in bacteria, but also exist naturally in archaea and eukaryotes such as yeast and plants. In nature...manipulate gene expression in target cells. Characteristics such as flexibility, versatility, safety, and...Produce enzymes that will make specific, controlled changes to an organism’s genome (genome engineering) Produce...
  18. Management for Scientists: Giving Feedback

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    Feb. 6, 2015, 2:46 p.m.
    ... for giving feedback Use formal and informal mechanisms for feedback (more on this below). Make sure...positive outcome if the employee sees that real change is possible in your eyes so their confidence is...feedback is a very effective way to bring about change in behaviors and habits in a nonthreatening way...
  19. Management for Scientists: What Makes a Good Manager Anyway?

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    Dec. 9, 2014, 2:22 p.m.
    ... of freedom and diversity built into their jobs Chance to do/learn new things, diversity of responsibilities...it, we are special. Below are some special characteristics of scientists in the work place as described...identify the work style of each team member) Need challenging work, opportunities to pursue and problems to...
  20. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    Sept. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...one or two roadblocks that sparked creativity, changed the outcome of the project, or illustrates the ... and what can be left out, which can be a big challenge!  The resolution Throughout your conflict, you... and driver of your story gives your audience a chance to get curious and invested in the research itself...
  21. What Do I Do Now? Academic v. Non-Academic Career Decisions

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    March 9, 2017, 3:40 p.m.
    ...nice to have, not a need to have Must be ready to change projects frequently with little notice or choice...someone else who can do better, no grant writing Job changes can happen regularly (every 4-6 years is common... create interpersonal issues (one bad apple can change entire culture) Specific requirements for hiring...
  22. What the HEK?

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    April 18, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...cancer-specific research. Membrane receptors and ion channels are often exogenously expressed and studied in...proteins and its relatively low expression of native channels.  No matter what your research question, HEK-...research interests include receptor biology, ion channels, or involve human protein preparations with PTMs...
  23. 5 Uncommon Ways to Gain Career Skills During an Uncommon Time

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    Oct. 20, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...independently” and “the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do”. Candidates who have “started...including those that find events stressful. Video chatting makes it pretty easy to make 30 minute appointments...being able to just look at a paragraph and do a character count in your head.  Here are some sites that ...
  24. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - Spring 2019

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    March 26, 2019, 1:40 p.m.
    ...single-wavelength sensors with intensities that change in response to calcium binding. There are a few...AAV5  AAV SYN flex PSAM4 GlyR IRES EGFP Chimeric channels for neuronal manipulation 119742  AAV5  AAV ...AAV SYN PSAM4 GlyR IRES EGFP Chimeric channels for neuronal manipulation Recombinases Plasmid Serotype...
  25. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    Jan. 22, 2019, 2:41 p.m.
    ...for the measurement of autophagic flux, or the changes in autophagic activity, and are a more reliable...autophagy-related microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B, or LC3. LC3 is a commonly used marker for measuring...functions as an autophagy bionsensor via the same mechanism as Rosella: GFP is quenched in acidic environments...
  26. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    June 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...against invading DNA. In 2014, Swarts et al. characterized Argonaute from Thermus thermophilus (TtAgo),...expressed from a plasmid or in vitro transcribed, and changes in gRNA secondary structure can affect editing ... 3. Swarts, Daan C., et al. “Argonaute of the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus is a DNA-guided nuclease that...
  27. Mentoring for Scientists: I Have a Mentor, What Now?

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    March 6, 2014, 7:12 p.m.
    ...you don’t take this past the chatting stage you will rarely make any change in your skill sets or activate...formality to mentoring Just getting together and chatting with another person about their career path is...
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