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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Packaging Plasmid

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    Dec. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...capsid, “pumps” the genome into the capsid through a pore in the capsid. Rep proteins are also involved in...2020) Adeno-Associated Virus Genome Interactions Important for Vector Production and Transduction. Human ...
  2. Chemogenetics vs. Optogenetics: Which Method Should I Choose?

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    June 11, 2020, 1:34 p.m.
    ...   Timing Optogenetics offers a high degree of temporal resolution as receptors can be turned on and off... meet these requirements. TL;DR If precise spatiotemporal control of a small subset of neurons is necessary...
  3. Genetically-encoded Sparse Cell Labeling - A SPARC of Innovation

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    May 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...was developed by Thomas Clandinin’s lab, and incorporates several common genetic tools in Drosophila (...: a method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells. bioRxiv 788679; https://doi.org/10.1101...
  4. CASTing Off for New Shores in Human Genome Editing

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    June 10, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...bacterial genome engineering tools, with early reports of 40%–60% efficient integration (Klompe et al....streamlined, one-size-fits-most approach. evoCAST is an important step toward that kind of gene treatment. The researchers...
  5. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    July 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...straightforward workflow for doing gene targeting, reporter generation, controllable gene knockouts, and inducible... models, toolkits like this one provide new opportunities for investigating genetic mechanisms related...
  6. Intro to Our Summer SciComm Series!

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    June 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...through manuscripts, seminars, or posters. It is important to note that it is the actual communication itself...quickly!  The question   The first, and most important question, you should ask for any science communication...
  7. Three Tips for Preventing Viral Plasmid Recombination in Your Samples

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    Sept. 14, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Working on the scientific support team at Addgene, I get to see everything that can go wrong with a plasmid...Growth Conditions To reduce recombination, it is important to not overgrow the plasmid at 37°C. Some researchers...
  8. Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi

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    April 25, 2019, 3:01 p.m.
    ...enhanced GFP (EGFP)-type termini. mNeonGreen was reported as the brightest monomeric green or yellow fluorescent... or for live cell imaging of fusions and FRET reporters. mTFP1 is also insensitive to physiologically ...
  9. Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly

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    Sept. 6, 2017, 1:01 p.m.
    ...assembly. What makes it so forgiving, is the incorporation of a 3’-5’ exonuclease in the reaction mixture...assembly approaches, and opens the door for new opportunities in the field.  Gibson Assembly® is a registered...
  10. Creating accessible biology activities in schools with BioBits

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    Aug. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...encodes it. That DNA sequence then needs to be incorporated into a host cell (through a process called transformation...FD-CF reactions affordable to many schools. Most importantly, experiments for FD-CF reactions can be fun and...
  11. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome

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    June 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Gerald Schwank, first author of the cystic fibrosis report. “This is a big advantage over induced pluripotent...and many others. “Those off-target effects are important,” she said. “We also really need to get a handle...
  12. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    Nov. 7, 2019, 2:18 p.m.
    ... of being honest and straightforward, it’s an important part of being a “good scientific citizen” and ...Press journals, including Cell Metabolism, Cell Reports and Joule. In September 2017 she moved away from...
  13. Components of CRISPR/Cas9

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    Feb. 2, 2016, 5 p.m.
    ... combined with the tracrRNA forms the scaffold portion of a gRNA and the “spacer region” forms the target...
  14. Resume Writing for Non-academic Science Careers

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    Dec. 18, 2014, 4:06 p.m.
    ...the right candidate for the job. How can you incorporate the skills developed during graduate school into...whether to stay in academia or not, it is even more important to start early. Think about your plan for the ...
  15. Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns

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    May 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...binding. Suzuki et al. also envision eNLs as good reporter genes for endogenous protein fusions created using... substrate is required for imaging, and it is important to verify that this substrate does not alter cellular...
  16. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    March 30, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...detection limits of about 5% mutant targets have been reported for mismatch nuclease assays (2, 6, 7). Ability...nuclease assays are completely “blind” to this very important difference (Figure 3). If you are interested...
  17. Clear and Accessible Writing

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    Feb. 15, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...reader would glean from the image itself.  As we incorporated alt text into our work, we began to realize ..., and we’d love to hear yours as well.  More importantly, you can use these four steps for any type of...
  18. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the target cell or transiently expressed. It’s important to note that for all the applications we discuss... plasmids can induce gene-specific silencing temporarily, long-term, and even inducibly depending on the...
  19. Hot Plasmids - February 2022

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    Feb. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... provides a useful yet low-pressure teaching opportunity for lab members or students new to protein expression...induce high levels of gene activation for both reporter and endogenous genes. It is highly specific in...
  20. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists

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    Dec. 11, 2018, 12:46 p.m.
    ...NPR, articles in magazines like Fast Company, opportunities to speak at conferences, and offers for postdoc...can fit into a researcher’s work day. It’s also important to remember that it’s not the amount of time you...
  21. How Addgene Creates Content

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    Nov. 17, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...conversations, conferences, and questions our scientific support staff receives – in fact, the blog originally started... post (email [email protected].) We are here to support and advance the scientific community, and we can...
  22. Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections

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    Nov. 10, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...aging. For both a screen and a selection, it is important to clearly define what type of factor you are ...whole genome), they knock down gene expression temporarily. RNAi libraries are especially useful if you ...
  23. GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?

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    Feb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ... cell membrane. Heterotrimeric G proteins are important molecular switches in signal transduction pathways...which can then activate expression of a luciferase reporter in the nucleus. The Roth lab showed that this ...
  24. A Novice's Perspective on Neuroscience - SfN2017

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    Dec. 15, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
    ...from the mol bio side you’re sure to have many opportunities to learn about and develop technologies that...FRET-based biosensing technique can be applied to an important neuronal signalling pathway - if you’ve got a ...
  25. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    June 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m.
    ...sequence flexibility indicates that gRNAs could be incorporated into these constructs without compromising cleavage...slightly higher mutation rates than they’d previously reported in protoplasts (15% and 9% of target sites.) How...
  26. CRISPR 101: Non-Homologous End Joining

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    April 16, 2015, 3:45 p.m.
    ...process involve repairing chromosomal DSBs. It is important to know that cells possess two major repair pathways...chance of causing a frameshift mutation. Of some importance, the deletion can be less heterogeneous when ...
  27. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    Feb. 25, 2014, 7:11 p.m.
    ...): These are considered low copy vectors and incorporate part of an ARS along with part of a centromere...nutrient, the host cells will die unless they have incorporated the plasmid carrying the required gene.  The...
  28. Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System

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    Dec. 10, 2013, 3:13 p.m.
    ...plasmids have been introduced by transfection or electroporation. All you do to create a protein that binds ...where particular variants or mutations have been reported in people, we can use this kit to knock in those...
  29. To Each HIS Own

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    March 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...tended to be very large and often required the incorporation of a cleavage site and a post-purification cleavage...very pure sample. Because binding strength is proportional to the length of the tag, with longer tags you...
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