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  1. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing

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    April 28, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... out and onto the screen and transform your work into a paper or a grant. Here’s a list of tools and resources...in red, words with a medium frequency of use in orange, and common words with high frequency of use in...
  2. Learning Technical Skills at a Lab Central Workshop

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    Feb. 20, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
    ... The space was modern with clean bold colors of orange and white. The decor was very contemporary and ...components. Without proper processing, these small DNA strands can form concatemers in later steps. This new NEB...hours. It was robust, capable of generating a wide range of insert sizes and also produced high yields of...
  3. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - June 2019

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    June 18, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...particular study, which includes comparing the transduction patterns of different AAV serotypes. To help... Biosensor AAV The ability to detect the neurotransmitters and other bioactive molecules is integral ...ppAAV-CKIIa-stGtACR1-FusionRed New tetracycline transactivators Plasmid Serotype Name 99120  AAV1 pAAV-ihSyn1...
  4. "Build Your Plasmid": The Game - Play to Teach

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    July 17, 2018, 12:23 p.m.
    ...Resistance gene and Selection Markers) and one “Transfer Plasmid” game board. Once they agreed on each ...had 35 minutes to develop a strategy and build a transfer plasmid that could be used to genetically manipulate... this way, the students also had to practice transferable skills like team building, collaborative critical...
  5. Summer SciComm Series: A PhD in Science Communication

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    Aug. 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...used to stay up past my bedtime, poring over my grandparents’ medical textbooks by torchlight under the covers... “motivated reasoning,” the catchall term for a range of neat little tricks our minds perform to avoid...difference between airborne and aerosolised droplet transmission and how different fabrics and mask designs could...
  6. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    Dec. 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...ready-to-use lentivirus from Addgene, you’ll also receive transfer plasmid DNA that you can use along with lentiviral...Addgene Blog Get the Most from Your Lentiviral Transdution Using Virus in Your Research: A Primer for Beginners...Beginners 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions Additional Resources on Addgene.org Visit the...
  7. Antibodies 101: ChIP

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    March 10, 2022, 3:25 p.m.
    ...Fragmenting  The next step is break the DNA into random, small pieces of roughly equal size, typically ...enzymatic digestion. Sonication provides a truly random digestion, but is harsher and requires more optimization...your protein of interest is a low abundance transcription factor or cofactor. In such cases, the gentler...
  8. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    Oct. 19, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...that helps attack extracellular pathogens.  Transportation of antibodies to places they can’t reach on...region, can be bound by special receptors that transport antibodies through cells and into different body...tears, saliva, mucus) where it protects mucosal membranes. This isotype is most commonly a dimer with a ...
  9. Flow Cytometry Readouts: Yes, No, and Everything in Between

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    Aug. 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Figure 2: (A) a smeary dot plot showing a range of antibody readouts. (B) A gate on the smeary dot...histogram plot for a smeary antibody readout. The orange peis the baseline expression of the protein of ...yes-no histogram plot shown previously. Here, the orange peak is a baseline expression of a protein while...
  10. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - May 2020

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    May 28, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expression, researchers often need to determine these transduction patterns empirically for their own experiments...AAV2 pOTTC1032 - pAAV EF1a Nuc-flox(mCherry)-EGFP Brandon Harvey 50457 AAV2 pAAV-hSyn-DIO-EGFP Bryan Roth...system takes advantage of the extensive supply of transgenic reporter lines that supply a variety of GFP expression...
  11. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... 3’ end. This repeat region associates with the trans-activating crRNA (tracrRNA) which interacts with... important cellular RNA molecules with post translational modifications. One of the most common of these...targeting experiments allows you to visualize transfection efficiency and even track localization in cellular...
  12. How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference

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    Aug. 7, 2014, 1:58 p.m.
    ...these people you meet will review your papers or grants in the future, and don’t be surprised to know that...personally Scientists in your field will know about grants and projects that might help your work Tenure can...just a meeting, but having lunch twice turns a stranger into a friendly colleague. Recommended Reading...
  13. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    Feb. 25, 2014, 7:11 p.m.
    ...and animals. Unlike bacteria, yeast can post-translationally modify proteins yet they still share many of... genetic system, and a highly versatile DNA transformation system.Unlike most other microorganisms, yeast...plasmids oftentimes utilize an ARS to aid in high transformation efficiency; however, this region does not necessarily...
  14. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    Feb. 18, 2014, 4:22 p.m.
    ...meeting at both the Fox Chase Cancer Center and Brandeis University. 5 easy steps to forming your own peer... of people who are all interested in making a transition. Schedule your first meeting and get organized... your successes and support each other as you transition to the next stage in your careers! Stay in touch...
  15. Addgene: The First Twenty Years

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    Dec. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Part of that work meant facilitating the Material Transfer Agreement process, which was a major barrier for... for depositors and requestors alike. We transformed this process by aligning institutions with standardized...Addgene. I think resources like this are why my brand of neuroscience has exploded. Because we have a ...
  16. dTAG - You're it!

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    June 21, 2018, 2:06 p.m.
    ...example, IZKF1 and IZKF3 are cell-type specific transcription factors with important roles in Multiple Myeloma... (Nabet et al., Erb et al., Huang et al.), transcriptional and epigenomic profiling studies (Nabet et ...Featured molecules: dTAG-7 and dTAG-13 Erb et al. Transcription control by the ENL YEATS domain in acute leukemia...
  17. Click Biology: How to Click and Play to Explore Biology

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    Oct. 21, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the coupling system include: Wide fusion-tolerance — Click Biology tags should be similarly useful...parts in the micromolar or nanomolar concentration range. Reactions to happen under lots of conditions ...the Brainbow system, adds Tetracycline (Tet) transactivator to increase fluorescent protein expression ...
  18. Human Germline Editing Using CRISPR

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    Aug. 10, 2017, 2:19 p.m.
    ...the embryos underwent repair not from the single-stranded oligonucleotide (ssODN) template supplied by Ma...maternal allele rather than the supplied single-stranded oligonucleotide (ssODN) template. Embryos also...off-target effects, but this advantage likely won’t transfer to all genes we’d like to target. In addition,...
  19. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    June 15, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...not by Cranfill et al (2016)). Moreover, good performance in the OSER assay is not a guarantee that using...fluorescent proteins when protein tagging is the goal (Cranfill et al, 2016; Constantini et al, 2012). The localization...
  20. Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning

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    Dec. 8, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...poison, locking up DNA gyrase with broken double stranded DNA and ultimately causing cell death. ccdA, another...gene in frame with an MCS. E. coli that were transformed with the empty vectors expressed the ccdB gene... that ccdB Survival™ can be more difficult to transform, depending upon the specific plasmids being used...
  21. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    May 3, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...fragments are named according to the number of strands in the canonical beta-barrel structure. Most frequently...frequently, the proteins are split between strand 10 and 11 to yield large (1–10) and small (11) fragments...shifting tag (FAST) for use with green-yellow or orange-red fluorogen A split fluorescent reporter with...
  22. A Look Back at One Year of Plasmid Sharing for COVID-19 Research

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    July 12, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...loop-mediated isothermal amplification after reverse transcription (RT-LAMP) and a colorimetric readout that can... 45 minutes. The team deposited the reverse transcriptase, protease, and Bst polymerase constructs from...toolkit include ones for expressing MMLV reverse transcriptase and Taq polymerase that can be used in a one-step...
  23. CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems

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    July 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m.
    ... Knott GJ, Edraki A, Garcia B, Amrani N, Chen JS, Cofsky JC, Kranzusch PJ, Sontheimer EJ, Davidson AR,...695 . https://doi.org/10.3390/v10120695 Pawluk A, Amrani N, Zhang Y, Garcia B, Hidalgo-Reyes Y, Lee J, Edraki...
  24. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    July 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...position, I just had a phone interview. I also transitioned between different lab groups without having ... an opportunity to demonstrate technical and transferable skills that make you qualified for the position...experience less stressful. First, you can make arrangements with those you live with to have a quiet place...
  25. A New Generation of Adenine Base Editors Improves Editing in Primary Human Cells

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    May 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...that the TadA domain can edit the short single-stranded DNA stretch that is accessible. Image from Gaudelli... protospacer, the editing capacity of the ABE8s ranged from 1.5x higher for positions A5-A7 to 3.2x higher...References Gaudelli NM, Komor AC, Rees HA, Packer MS, Badran AH, Bryson DI, Liu DR (2017) Programmable base ...
  26. Split-BioID: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    May 1, 2018, 1:57 p.m.
    ...Interactions Difficult to detect weak and/or transient PPIs. Many PPI identification techniques rely ...often prevents the identification of weak and/or transient interacting proteins. No spatiotemporal control...BioID, is also useful for identifying weak and/or transient protein-protein interactions since the biotin ...
  27. Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans

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    July 18, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...neurons from each class to fully characterize the transcriptome. The first data release for CeNGEN is planned... The 3’UTRs of mRNA are important for post-transcriptional regulation in C. elegans. To study the role...using a split intein for refined spatiotemporal transgene control in Caenorhabditis elegans." Proceedings...
  28. PCR Applications for Copy Number Variation Assays

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    April 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...pipetting error or an incredible discovery. The range of RQ values used to call copy numbers should be...fluorescent dye that works by binding to all double-stranded DNA, while Taqman uses an intercalating dye, with...confident determination of copy number, albeit within a range of RQ values as noted above.   In both applications...
  29. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    May 18, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... lab has created a novel nanocompartment for transporting proteins in yeast by using murine polyomavirus...2A-Synaptophysin-mRuby from Liqun Luo’s lab expresses membrane tethered GFP to enhance axonal labeling and synaptophysin-tagged...expressing GCaMP6f with this promoter. Image calcium transients in PV interneurons with AAV-S5E2-GCaMP6f are ...
  30. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    Oct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m.
    ...of the endonuclease Cas9 to create a DNA double stranded break (DSB) at a genomic site specified by a guide...tag. The two PCR reactions are then mixed and transfected along with a Cas9 expression vector. They can...interactions. Additionally, thanks to the modular arrangement of vectors included in tagging systems like SapTrap...
  31. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    June 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...jam packed with everything needed for synaptic transmission, are right around 250 nm, making it difficult...pre-expanded samples can sometimes take on a fragmented appearance post-expansion, but that doesn’t mean we should...brief history and new avenues. Philosophical Transactions Royal Soc 380:20210110. https://doi.org/10.1098...
  32. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)

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    Feb. 9, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...). But is it possible to bring the kinds of transformative educational experiences afforded to those fortunate... now connects MDH-focused CUREs at 50 schools, ranging from R1 institutions to community colleges, and...NADH production.   CUREs are beginning to transform undergraduate education in the sciences by making...
  33. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    Nov. 29, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...diligent scientist, they sought to understand these strange results by digging deeply into their data.   ...Samples are divided into those of African ancestry(orange) and those of other ancestry groups (grey). ...): 250-252. Carlson J, Henn BM, Al-Hindi DR, Ramachandran S. Counter the weaponization of genetics research...
  34. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    July 1, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...to choose  Where is your audience?  It’s, quite frankly, much easier to go where your audience is than ...resources do you have?  No matter the project, I can guarantee you that either resource or time restrictions ...competitive while digital can be oversaturated. Transition from academic to informal writing can difficult...
  35. CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics

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    Aug. 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...enhancers and genome math come in. They help us to transform raw genomic coordinates into meaningful experiments...“GPS for proteins”) for NANOG, an essential transcription factor in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Your ...as a linear polymer of A,T,G, and C nucleotides arranged in a double helix. People are wrong. In reality...
  36. Plasmids 101: Colony PCR

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    May 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...control. A good positive control is bacteria transformed with the same backbone plasmid. If this control...strain. A good negative control strain is an untransformed culture of the same strain of bacteria you used...Cloning Technique Learn to Perform a Bacterial Transformation Deposit Your Positive Clones with Us ...
  37. Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy

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    March 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m.
    ...responsibilities. Another tip: don’t miss your grandfather’s 100th birthday, as your mom will never forgive...when you can’t get home, babysitting or running errands. Give help when you have time, and in return you...decent meal, fold their laundry, take public transportation, call a cab and remember their own school assignments...
  38. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    May 8, 2018, 1 p.m.
    ...result from single or multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 double-strand DNA breaks using SpCas9. More features will be ...file. On the plot, the green (edited sample) and orange (control sample) lines should be close together...guide design tool, guide validation tool, and guaranteed editing with the CRISPR Gene Knockout Kit. Please...
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