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TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 6, 2022, 1:15 p.m..... The resultant JEDI-2P sensors overcome many challenges in 2-photon in-vivo imaging of voltage fluctuations...neurons, far out-performing previous attempts to engineer potassium-selective channelrhodopsins. HcKCR1 ...work also proposes promising avenues for future engineering to shift the spectra and improve the performance...
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Running for Rare Disease, Running for FOP, Running for AJ
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m....Kurt Swanson a structural biologist and protein engineer currently working at Sanofi Pharmaceuticals in...FOP until a cure is available. Addgene and AJ's Avengers This year Addgene, where my wife Lianna has made... Swanson is a structural biologist and protein engineer currently working at Sanofi Pharmaceuticals in... -
Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 31, 2023, 1 p.m.... fiber (Park et al., 2019). This provided an engineering road map of sorts, giving an idea of the stiffness...whenever necessary. This is all an impressive engineering feat, but you’re probably wondering “did it actually... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 4322–4325... -
10 Great Guest Posts We're Thankful For
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 18, 2016, 3 p.m....could potentially be used to report upon and/or engineer “temporally ordered biochemical events” such as...RNA-based toehold switches described in this post are engineered to bind RNA sequences derived from Zika virus..., Multitasking “CRISPR-OS” In this post, Albert Cheng and Mark Wanner from the Jackson Laboratory for ... -
Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m....Enhancement in vector stability." Biotechnology and bioengineering 94.2 (2006): 322-329. PubMed PMID: 16528756...pressure and sodium butyrate." Biotechnology and bioengineering 42.5 (1993): 601-610. PubMed PMID: 18613082...and antibody production." Biotechnology and bioengineering 37.10 (1991): 989-993. PubMed PMID: 18597326... -
Even more elegant: Single injection CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 7, 2015, 3:36 p.m....remarkable nine papers describing CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering methods for C. elegans were released, signaling...revolution! References Streamlined Genome Engineering with a Self-Excising Drug Selection Cassette....strategies for CRISPR/Cas9 editing in C. elegans: Engineering the Caenorhabditis elegans genome using Cas9-... -
Hot Plasmids: FRET-Based Biosensors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 6, 2014, 1:07 p.m....since the very beginnings of the field. Those engineered sensors were designed to replace synthetic calcium...problem that he considers “one of the greatest challenges of neuroscience.” Hot plasmids: Twitch sensors...trial and error. Transition metals also present challenges in that they are found in cells at much lower... -
Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 12, 2021, 2:15 p.m.... 7 ways to strengthen your new relationships Here are some ways to go about strengthening a new relationship...often the easiest way to build relationships and strengthen them over time. Things to avoid when following... -
25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m....exploration site Inventing Heron has a radio reporter challenge, and code.org has coding tutorials for all ages...environment. Be kind to yourself. This is a challenging period for everyone for numerous reasons, and...check out She Geeks Out, Science, or Resources to Engage Kids at Home. It’s normal and okay to feel overwhelmed... -
The Power Behind NGS Plasmid Validation: seqWell
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 19, 2017, 3:25 p.m....seqWell, Inc., our mission is to overcome crucial challenges in NGS by developing technologies that can help...problem in multiplex NGS library preparation. The challenge here is that, as more samples are sequenced simultaneously...enhanced normalization of read count and fragment length across samples, NGS data obtained via plexWell™... -
The Crispr Babies Saga Shows the Need for Action, Not More Delays
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 20, 2018, 1:15 p.m....initially limit the technology to research centers engaged in long-term, mandatory follow-ups and observational...Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Read our genome engineering blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Read our...CRISPR plasmids by function Check out our genome engineering guide ... -
Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant round 3: microbial drug resistance and biofilms, antidiabetic plant components, visualizing brain injury - and a glowing robot fish
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 27, 2018, 2 p.m....recombination-mediated genetic engineering (find more information on bacterial engineering using CRISPR on our blog...interactions. Combining synthetic biology with engineering: glowing bacteria and a fish robot to detect ... -
Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - FLiPs and Fluorescent Protein Biosensors
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 27, 2017, 1:11 p.m....newborn gut. One of Fatima’s ultimate goals is to engineer bacteria for the efficient product of HMOs that...surfaces. After incubating the sensor with bacteria engineered to produce HMOs, sensor binding results in an...future work with HMOs will enable researchers to engineer healthier microbiomes in people all over the world... -
Summer SciComm Series: A PhD in Science Communication
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m....sources of information if those sources affirm or challenge their beliefs. I asked participants to read short...read an abstract for a study with findings that challenged their beliefs, they were much more likely to ...dissonance (Kunda, 1990). More specifically, they were engaging in a behaviour called the “biased evaluation of... -
Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 29, 2014, 1:43 p.m....many career pathways exist for scientists and engineers, a few brave scientists will choose to start their... interdisciplinary, with emphasis on genetic engineering, sequencing, and translation of results to companies....” Take home message Starting a lab can be a challenging process. Each PI emphasizes the importance of... -
Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 6, 2023, 1 p.m....fluorescent as well as FRET-based biosensors have been engineered to detect a wide array of neurotransmitters ranging...biosensors? Well, a lot of these sensors are already engineered into viral vectors, so if you want to use them...Biosensors for Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation: Engineering and Applications. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience... -
Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m....and tractable tools for genome engineering. Scientists have engineered viruses to target specific cell...infect. In the lab, this means viruses can be engineered to be cell type specific. Once inside the host... -
Antibodies 101: Buffers, Storage, and Conjugates
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m....reacting to a chemical, but by emitting a specific wavelength of light in response to excitation by a laser... degrading them. You’ll also need to know the wavelength of laser needed to excite them - and it’s a good... Fig 2: Try to inversely pair fluorophore strength with protein abundance. Second, you’ll ... -
Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 17, 2020, 1:32 p.m....Non-Continuous Evolution (PANCE) selection systems to engineer better and faster ABEs (Fig. 2). These systems...ABE7.10. Find the ABE8e plasmids at Addgene! Why engineer and optimize base editors? Targeted evolution ...Lapinaite A, Newby GA, Thuronyi BW, Wilson C, Koblan LW, Zeng J, Bauer DE, Doudna JA, Liu DR (2020) Phage-assisted... -
Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 18, 2018, 2:34 p.m....pGGA008 (AlcA) and pGGC011 (AlcR) from red flame GreenGate kit Steroid-regulated LexA promoter XVE (synthetic...shock-inducible Cre and Cas9 for easy genome engineering in species like C. elegans and Drosophila. Light... induce transcription of your target gene? The strength of inducible promoters can vary a lot. If you’...