...drives and their ramifications. Readers unfamiliar with academia’s challenges with publication and funding ...and CRISPR of course address some of the ethical implications of using these technologies, but also the...Connecticut College who has been teaching and communicating science for over two decades, attempts to answer... primarily on fluorescent proteins and their applications, tackles much broader issues in this brief volume...sexism in science, problems with peer-reviewed publications and funding, bioethics in the age of CRISPR,... and her essential-but-unlauded role in the identification of DNA’s double helix. Perhaps to the dismay...dismay of middle-aged scientists, the identification of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and its development...

...therapeutics. We’ll have more to say about clinical applications of CRISPR in the next section. In order ...and aceylation, respectively (these are chemical modifications, or functional groups, found on lysine)..., start, and stop. For instance (chr3, 1, 10) indicates a stretch of DNA at the very beginning of the ... Table 1. Because of DNA’s 3D geometry and the chemical properties of modified histones, a genomic region...(ESCs). Your ChIP-seq finds just over 13,000 significant binding peaks for NANOG in the human genome. ...maintaining ESCs. So which of these 13,000 regions are critical? One hypothesis: the enhancers! This leads us ...approach for designing an experiment to identify the critical NANOG binding sites: 1. Find Enhancers that have...

...containing a phage origin of replication that can be packaged into replication-incompetent phage particles...bacterial host range. To further potential clinical applications, Ando et al. recently engineered synthetic...the bacterial population. But what if we could specifically target only virulent or antibiotic resistant...essential processes: cell wall synthesis, DNA replication, or protein synthesis. Because they target such...antibiotics by their suppliers, and public health and medical organizations are working to help educate the public...encoded by a high-copy plasmid. In the case of the genomically encoded quinolone resistance, mediated by a single...represented here by cells of different colors, specifically targets bacteria with the given genomic or plasmid...

...networks in biological systems. NGS will also play significantly into the realm of clinical therapeutic...detection of KRAS mutations: diagnostic and clinical implications." The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics 12.4...validation process, also known as CRISPR genotyping, is critical to demonstrating causal relationships between ... Figure 1: Schematic representations of the indicated unbiased genotyping options. Figure reproduced...those relating to DNA structure (e.g. epigenetic modification, bulges) that may also impact off-target edits...cell-based methods are genome-wide, unbiased identification of double-strand breaks (DSBs) evaluated by... amplicon sequencing (Hendel et al. 2015), a significant difference as CRISPR experiments move closer ...

... We’ve also created constructs with containing chemical tags such as the SNAP-tag, Halo-tag, and CLIP-...animals and fix the samples. When you use AAVs, it typically takes a few weeks to achieve optimal expression... Any longer and the cells may start to show morphological abnormalities due to the excessive amount of... levels of XFPs - Reduce the amount of tTA. Paradoxically, too much tTA leads to a reduced expression ...most likely by suppressing transcription. It is critical to express a minimal amount of tTA to achieve ...sensory systems focusing on the functional and anatomical maturation of the olfactory system.      Takeshi...University. His lab has been studying functional and anatomical aspects of sensory circuit development using ...

...basics but are here because you want to know the intricacies of transductions, we've got you covered there...The good news is that viruses are very valuable biological tools, and with the right safety considerations...infiltration into a cell. The twist is that the typical genetic cargo — the viral genome — is swapped, ...vector containing the cargo of interest is then typically transfected along with viral packaging plasmids...risk management when working with viral vectors. Typically, one day after transfection into the production...expression or integration resulting from transduction typically plateaus within a few days to a few weeks, depending...viral preps available for a variety of broadly applicable and popular viral vectors. Check out our viral...

...Effective verbal and written communication skills are key to publication and acquisition of funding. If...  Writing Communication Publicity Consulting internships Communication Teamwork Management...Models Communication Regulatory knowledge Networking Blogging Writing Communication Networking... skills such as leadership, management, and communication. A great approach to fully understand and acquire...find open positions and view their required qualifications and skill sets Taking the time to identify... science class: Science Club for Girls) Communication to diverse audiences Organization Mentorship...  Leadership Management Marketing Communication Business models Conference or club organizer...

...has and will continue to dramatically increase the number of CRISPR applications. The first non-Cas9 CRISPR... D1135E variant is far more selective for the canonical S. pyogenes PAM sequence NGG compared to wild-...variant may increase the specificity of genome modifications at DNA targets adjacent to NGG PAM sequences...VRER variants is similar to wild-type SpCas9, indicating that the variants are likely just as selective...Wolfe SA, Sontheimer EJ (2018) NmeCas9 is an intrinsically high-fidelity genome-editing platform. Genome...doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3609 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Kim E, Koo T, Park SW, Kim D, Kim...10.1038/ncomms14500 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Kleinstiver BP, Prew MS, Tsai SQ...

...position at Addgene, the skeptical applicant asked if she would partake in “critical thinking” in the position... of time that doesn’t involve critical thinking. Former Addgenie Jessica Welch says, “[It] seems counter-intuitive...collaborating, managing, and communicating. After years of focusing on my technical skills with cloning and...involves a few key features that can be difficult to replicate in other work settings: The sense of being the...it. The opportunity to be creative and think critically. One of the very first times I interviewed a ...transferable skills. Transferable skills are the non-technical skills you pick up wherever you work, and you’...careers and desk jobs “alternative careers.” Realistically, based on the numbers of PhDs and available ...

...addition to certain staff scientists and those in technical roles. Therefore, institutions are responsible...suggested that the salary level should now be automatically adjusted every 3 years. In May 2016, Secretary...centrally administered, which leads to many complications, including the inability of some institutions...paid. Institutional salary policies are one indicatator of how salaries may changes due to the FLSA. ...from $43,692 to $48,216, an increase of 10.4%. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York is...of the postdoctoral workforce. Based on our communications with and research on these institutions, we...to the new level:  We are still waiting for an indication of what (most of) Harvard, Johns Hopkins, (most...

...Marker-independent identification of glioma-initiating cells. The International Cell Line Authentication Committee... the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC)...have tended to avoid cell culture in favour of biochemical assays followed by in vivo testing. The mantra...propagation of the line, and can include assays for authentication and contamination) and cell lines can become...Estimates of the amount of money wasted in basic oncological research due to contamination are in the tens...let alone the human cost. Here are just a few publications which have since been retracted due to cell ... and most diverse of these repositories is the American Type Culture Collection aka ATCC where I work....

...on DNA, or are enzymatically active. For this reason, recombinant proteins are typically expressed in E...expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT lon hsdSB (rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pLysS...expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT lon hsdSB (rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pLysE...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT hsdSB(rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pRARE2 (...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication fhuA2 [lon] ompT gal (λ DE3) [dcm] ∆hsdS/ pLemo...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F-, Φ80ΔlacM15, thi, lac-, mtl-, recA+, KmR Expression...medium. Induction timing is important, as you typically want to make sure your cells have first reached...

..., Nature Communications, 2019. PubMed PMID: 31451697. Genetically encoded voltage indicators for use ...Article contributed by Brook Pyhtila Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) change fluorescence in ...lentivirus and have been difficult to manipulate genetically. To solve this issue, Sarah Teichmann and colleagues... many aspects of ApoB-LP biology, including quantification of abundance, size, and localization in vivo...Pubmed PMID: 23068583 Thierer et al, Nature Communications 2019. Pubmed PMID: 31366908 Adapting sigma54...real time when neurons or muscle cells transmit electrical information. Such voltage imaging can be performed...measurements such as patch clamp recordings. However, technical difficulties such as small fluorescence changes...

...than the classical purification protocol involving iodixanol gradients. The current purification protocols...particles accumulate inside the producer cells and purification protocols often describe a process that begins...lysis to release AAV particles with subsequent purification steps. It’s also possible for AAV vectors to...from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School took a closer look at the AAV vectors that... This is particularly useful for therapeutic applications in vivo where endogenous anti-AAV antibodies...antibodies often neutralize the therapeutic efficacy of AAV vectors. How are exosome AAVs produced? Purifying ...exo-AAVs seem to target cell types with a similar specifically as conventionally produced AAV particles. But...

...taraxacifolia (Willd), an annual herb of Western Tropical Africa typically known as wild lettuce. Aside from their...diabetics nephropathy, one of the major pathophysiological complications of diabetes mellitus. Recombinant ...researchers in resource-limited settings. More specifically, the Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant provide...formation. The quest for plant compounds to treat complications of diabetes Gloria Otito Izu, PhD Candidate...flow. Novel treatment options, as well as non-pharmacological solutions to modify the course of this condition...scanning microscope will allow Tsakanova to image cortical neurons and study changes in neural activity after... employing synthetic biology resources and microfabrication technologies to generate a self renewable ...

...for post-translational modification of recombinant protein products, specifically glycosylation. The native...scene. But what about the other yeasts – in the biomedical world, are there even other yeasts? In this blog...2017). Beyond human relevance, yeast have many applications in food science and biotech due to its fermentation...The most commonly used yeast by biotech and pharmaceutical companies is K. phaffii (formerly known as ...the system. Since then, multiple biotech and pharmaceutical companies (along with some research laboratories... bread. The following table lists some of the biological commonalities and differences between K. phaffii... ancient yeast strains and metazoan cells.   Applications for K. phaffii There’s a number of different...

...together can inform decisions about in vivo application and clinical testing. This would pave the way for improved...helps researchers understand a drug’s safety and efficacy in vivo.  ADAs and Adverse Immune Reactions Anti-drug...drug and increase drug clearance, lowering its efficacy and increasing the risk of an adverse immune reaction...silico approach The in silico approach cannot replicate the complexity of antigen processing events that... evaluation of ‌therapeutic immunogenicity is typically performed using traditional 2D assays with immune...drug product while ensuring the safety and the efficacy.  Better together Combining in silico and in vitro...This system would somewhat act like a 2-step verification. All approaches have their own limitations. ...

...to actually hold all those seemingly abstract biological reactions that I learned about from textbooks...physics class to learn about electronics or mix chemicals together in chemistry to see what happens, but... expensive tiny amounts of reagents are, how complicated (and again, expensive) the different machines...proteins outside of a cell - cell free extracts Typically, if you want to make a protein – say green fluorescent...proteins without the need to handle a living, replicating organism. Furthermore, cell free systems can ...they can see, enzymes that can convert certain chemicals into fragrances that they can smell, or enzymes...central dogma while also giving them practice with practical lab skills like developing a hypothesis, precisions...

...To our surprise, we measured identical dissociation rates for catalytically inactive dCas9 molecules. We...altering its function). HDR is crucial for certain applications, for example, correcting the allele that causes...these editing reactions is low. Understanding the biological cause of this repair bias is a fascinating (and...(Richardson et al 2016) revealed some of the biophysical parameters that can influence the HDR/NHEJ decision...key scientific principle: that understanding a biological process in detail often suggests new strategies... dissociation rates and discovered that the catalytically active form of the nuclease dissociates very...Our in vitro results also demonstrated that catalytically inactive dCas9 produced a “bubble” structure...

... has been critical to the Broad’s success over the last 11 years and was certainly critical to drawing...background in history and specifically the history of RNAi left him a bit skeptical of the technology at the...cancer biology in Ed Harlow’s group at Harvard Medical School and then applied to work at the Broad Institute...towards the Broad. In order to ask interesting biological questions, you need a tremendous amount of technology... in true collaboration with scientists asking biological questions. Doench loves that he still gets to...terms of determining what genes are involved in biological process X, you can do with CRISPR technology....with Addgene - he says he’s “known of Addgene basically since the beginning and [has] been using Addgene...