We narrowed to 804 results for: cha
-
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m....Although FPs have enabled discovery of many cellular mechanisms, there are some limitations to working with FPs...the tag for each insertion. Also, it remains challenging to screen for the genetically modified strains...SpyTag). The Foerstemann lab developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based system that allows users to...can be modified to assay additional protein characteristics. For example, Masato Kanemaki's lab has developed...base-specific gene tagging using a ligase-4-dependent mechanism.” Nat Commun. 7 (2016):12338. PubMed PMID: 27465542...
-
CrispyCrunch: High-throughput Design and Analysis of CRISPR+HDR Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 7, 2019, 2:16 p.m....again to science. Acknowledgements Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Manuel Leonetti Ryan...contributed by Greg Dingle, a software engineer with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. We hereby announce the general... us your questions or comments to gdingle@chanzuckerberg.com. We're eager to hear your thoughts. Many...Dingle! Greg Dingle is a software engineer with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, working on assignment at ... -
Starter guide to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) part 1: A renaissance in regenerative medicine
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 30, 2018, 1:04 p.m....promising therapeutic tools. The two unique characteristics that define stem cells are: Their ability...disadvantages. Here is a table listing some of them: Characteristic ESC ASC Self-renewal High Low once isolated...Embryos are destroyed during ESC isolation. Low Chances of post-transplantation rejection when used therapeutically...patient’s adult cells when used therapeutically, the chances of post-transplantation rejection are low. Further...Central PMCID: PMC2752493. 4. Bongso, A. and M. Richards, History and perspective of stem cell research... -
Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 26, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... plasmid via sequencing or restriction digest. Chances are, you’ll even have DNA left over for other applications... the culture medium. Improve the culture media Changing to a richer media or adding supplements can improve... low copy plasmids or slower growing strains, a change in media may be advantageous. Reduce the antibiotic...oxygen for optimal growth, as insufficient gas exchange will prevent your cultures from reaching the desired...shaker speed is fast enough for sufficient gas exchange in the overnight culture. Generally, large cultures... -
When is a Monomer not a Monomer? The Top Three Ways Your Favorite Fluorescent Protein Oligomerizes in Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m....conformational change to bring two FPs on a single protein closer together or further apart. Changes in distance...dimers can form in the absence of environmental changes that the biosensor is designed to detect resulting...reporters for your studies and greatly lower your chances of finding artifactual results. Many thanks to...14581454. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2173526. 2. Zacharias, D.A., et al., Partitioning of lipid-modified ... -
Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m....enable plant science in general. We are funded by a charity and since we are making all the tools for plant...fluorescent proteins. Visualizing fluorescence can be challenging in plants because of the auto-fluorescence of...U.K. organization called Athena SWAN that is a charter for advancing women in science. Universities sign... been a lot of engagement with the Athena SWAN Charter and it has really strengthened the network of female...tell them to work in plant science. I think their chances of doing something amazing will be equally high... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 11, 2018, 3:29 p.m....that you will contribute openness, clarity, approachability, and professionalism to team meetings and projects...yourself standing in front of a crowd and using your charisma to give people hope for some shiny vision on the... you’re more of a leader than you thought! When change happens at your organization, when your boss needs...presents itself even outside of work, consider challenging yourself, take the opportunity, and discover ...to manage these responsibilities. If you are in charge of completing many meticulous protocols or tasks... -
SciComm: Taking Science to Elementary and Middle Schools
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 9, 2019, 12:52 p.m....coordinating the annual Math & Science Night, a chance for parents and other members of the community ...district that has a lot of parents in STEM careers, chances are they’re wondering how they could contribute...etc. Though I talked about CRISPR’s molecular mechanism, I was careful to keep it relatively simple. I... key concepts (Fig. 2). One thing I will likely change for next time is giving fewer examples and think...much in the making. One of the exciting, and challenging, aspects of talking to 8th graders was the broad... -
Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m....you select? In this blog, we’ll break down the mechanism of action of the most common antibiotic resistance...presence of an antibiotic resistance gene is a mechanism to culture only bacteria which have retained a...carb and amp, due to their common degradation mechanism. How to choose between the two? Carb is generally... colonies are an issue. Pros: Very stable, interchangeable with Amp, timesaving for transformations. Con...similar relationship as amp and carb (they are interchangeable). Like carb, spectinomycin is the more stable... -
Tips for arabidopsis transformation
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m....plants produce lots of seeds. More seeds mean more chances to recover a transformant. Use young plants: If...flowers to Agrobacterium. More seeds mean more chances to recover a transformant. Use lots of plants: ...per construct I transform. More seeds mean more chances to recover a transformant. Remove mature siliques...Agrobacterium all over your gloves, so be sure to change gloves between constructs if you are transforming...This won’t hurt them, and it will increase the chances of tDNA integration. Selecting Arabidopsis transformants... -
CRISPR Antimicrobials
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m....may provide a method for doing just that. While challenges remain in the delivery of these agents, CRISPR...resistance using multiple approaches. Major restaurant chains including Chipotle and Panera Bread have pledged...remain to help recolonize the niche, reducing the chance of an opportunistic infection like for organisms...quinolone resistance, mediated by a single base pair change in DNA gyrase, CRISPR phagemids were cytotoxic .... PubMed Central: PMCID: PMC4317352. 3. Beisel, Chase L., Ahmed A. Gomaa, and Rodolphe Barrangou. “A CRISPR... -
Interview: Hodaka Fujii on enChIP, New CRISPR Tools, and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 2, 2014, 7:23 p.m....developing novel technologies to analyze molecular mechanisms of genome functions such as epigenetic regulation...epigenetic regulation. To elucidate molecular mechanisms of regulation of genome functions, we need to...will markedly accelerate research of regulation mechanisms of genome functions in the hope of developing... which is very disappointing. I hope I can help change the situation in the future. Addgene: What advice... they may be able to achieve something that may change the rules of the game. In this regard, I believe... -
Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 23, 2014, 3:05 p.m.... Protocol Exchange Website: http://www.nature.com/protocolexchange/ Nature Protocol Exchange (NPE) is ...your favorite protocols for future reference. The exchange currently boasts over 2,500 protocols covering...life science labs and offers the service free of charge to scientists by allowing companies to pay publish... -
Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m....buy that charming fixer-upper house you have always admired or volunteer to lead a charitable cause. ... your work. Nobody wins, and you need to make a change. #2 Thou shalt sometimes put work ahead of life... spouse won’t be at every school performance, chaperone every field trip or cheer at every soccer game...your plan to live a good life may be the most challenging assay you will ever have the opportunity to develop... -
Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 14, 2018, 12:42 p.m....Monster probes at Addgene Uses of smFPs 1. Multi-channel connectomic tracers Fluorescent proteins such ...anti-FP antibodies. GFP emits light in only a single channel. In multi-color imaging experiments, the second...making them difficult to use in a multicolor/multichannel imaging set-up. In contrast, smFP tags can be...University Press, New York. pp 719. 3.Rizzo, Mark A., Michael W. Davidson, and David W. Piston. "Fluorescent ...4. Shaner, Nathan C., George H. Patterson, and Michael W. Davidson. "Advances in fluorescent protein technology... -
AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 15, 2017, 3 p.m....methods measure different characteristics of the solution. These characteristics give us information on ...temperature parameters. For example, we found that changing the annealing temperature of the PCR from 60° ...al. "Systemic errors in quantitative polymerase chain reaction titration of self-complementary adeno-associated...PMCID: PMC3216358. 4. Lock, Martin, et al. "Characterization of a recombinant adeno-associated virus type... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Career Planning Resources
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 14, 2017, 2 p.m....better prepare for your career, and increase your chances of landing that next coveted job! Professional...development (or lack thereof) One of the biggest challenges facing students today is that many graduate and...your credentials to HR, greatly increasing your chances of getting a phone interview! If you don’t have...touch and reach back out when you are looking to change positions in the future. Anyone looking for work... Michael G. Lemieux... -
CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 21, 2017, 2:07 p.m....Enzymatic Domains Guide RNA Target PAM (PFS) Cleavage Mechanism Cas9 HNH, RuvC TracrRNA, crRNA DNA 5' NGG... Leptotrichia shahii (LshCas13a) to begin to characterize this new effector (Abudayyeh et al., 2016). ...and cleavage through a series of conformational changes in the Cas13a molecule. Like Cas9, Cas13a tolerates... plant cells (Abudayyeh et al., 2017). They characterized Cas13a from Leptotrichia wadei (LwaCas13a), ..., Sergey, et al. "Discovery and functional characterization of diverse class 2 CRISPR-Cas systems." Molecular... -
Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m....Resistance can be intrinsic, meaning a basic characteristic that naturally occurs in the bacterium, and...another bacterium died for instance). These three mechanisms of acquired drug resistance are referred to as...competition drives microbes to develop survival mechanisms. Some microbes even make their own antibiotic...killed), thus increasing the initial microbe’s chances of survival. This was the whole basis of how penicillin...targets (ones that are less likely to mutate or change in order for the bacterium to survive). Check out... -
Advancing Biology with Zebrafish: Genetic Tools for Developmental Studies and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2019, 12:58 p.m....in contrast, engages existing gene regulatory mechanisms to block activity and does not work easily in...into genetic compensation, a previously unknown mechanism of gene regulation (El-Brolosy et al., 2019). ...fluorescently labeled, allowing researchers to observe changes to these tissues under different experimental conditions...time and space, and was also used to precisely characterize developmental defects in the one-eyed pinhead...2016. 219-244. PubMed PMID: 27443928. Harland, Richard M. "A new view of embryo development and regeneration...