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TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 4, 2023, 1 p.m....protein secretion, making harvesting recombinant proteins a cinch. This is because it doesn’t secrete its ...of producing high protein animal feed. Due to increasing prices of methanol and advancements in other ...proteins, making the recombinant protein its major secretion. Beyond sheer protein production, K. phaffii is...Organisms Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors Tips for Screening with the Yeast Two Hybrid System Additional...
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The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2018, 2:11 p.m....roughly 200 cells. Increase the titer to 1013 resulted in a roughly 6-fold increase in expression [3, ...Figure 2]. Note how expression increases exponentially with an increase in titer. That means that once...to get more AAV in contact with the cell is to increase the AAV concentration. In this flowchart, you ... -
Plasmids 101: Gram Negative and Positive Bacteria
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 2, 2022, 1:15 p.m....purple) and Gram negative (red/pink) staining. Image credit: Mark Perkins https://www.flickr.com/photos/occbio...charged iodine is added, it interacts with the CV+, creating a complex within the peptidoglycan layer, staining...peptidoglycan layer, trapping the large dye complex created by the interaction of CV+ and I- in the thick multilayered...positive and negative classification system is incredibly helpful in visualizing differentiations between...What is a plasmid? Plasmids 101: Blue-white screeningPlasmids 101: Common lab E. Coli strains ... -
Crowdfight, a Platform to Boost Scientific Collaboration During COVID-19 and Beyond
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 1, 2021, 1:15 p.m.... lack of credit for small contributions. We strive to eliminate these two barriers, creating a community...with others than by oneself that prompted us to create Crowdfight. Figure 1: Crowdfight is a ...collaboration between researcher and expert; 4) Credit all contributions. Our volunteers are extremely...collaborations can be easily started and easily credited. And nothing stops these one-time favors from ... -
Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 18, 2019, 12:53 p.m....addition to increased brightness, they also found that the signal to noise ratio can be increased from 2-fold...previous CRISPR-based loci visualization tools by increasing gRNA stability. First, they began with the Broccoli...and went through subsequent design iterations to increase stability and minimize misfolding and recombination...label two loci simultaneously, Ma and Pederson created another sgRNA containing the PP7 hairpin sequence... -
Plasmids 101: NGS Quality Control for Pooled Libraries
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 26, 2017, 1:59 p.m....primers to create 200-300 bp sequencing products using PCR. A diagram of the product we created for the ...plasmid. However, lots of library DNA is needed for screening experiments, so the scale of the DNA prep is larger...rank the plasmids by abundance, scaled to 1, to create a “cumulative wealth distribution” curve, or Lorenz...wishes you luck in your future library use and screening, and if you have any tips, input, or stories of... -
Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m....promoter, the gene of interest, and a polyA signal. Created with biorender.com. ITR structure WT ITRs are ... and terminal resolution site (trs) are noted. Created with biorender.com. ITR modifications and types...' arms can reduce the packaging efficiency but increase transgene expression (Zhou et al., 2017). The ...containing transcription factor binding sites can increase transgene expression and transduction efficiency...terminal repeats reduces rAAV productivity but increases transgene expression. Sci Rep, 7(1), 5432. https... -
7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2021, 2:15 p.m....that approach seems to create competition for your own spot. True! But you create a network of friends,... and simplify access to academic resources, we created STEAMid, for a nationwide database of STEAM internships...with your question(s). This precautionary step increases the likelihood of acceptance to the internship... following graduation. While these suggestions increase your competitive edge, they alone, are no guarantee... -
Q&A with Karen Katz and Carl Paratore, the Newest Members of the Addgene Board of Directors
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 19, 2019, 1:36 p.m....the potential for increased speed and efficiency through which knowledge is created and shared. Can you...platform. Expanding further beyond the US and increasing Addgene’s international presence would potentially...information, making it available to everyone, that creates more breakthrough and innovation. With any kind...science regulatory law. My role at Suffolk is to help create new programmatic content as well as help our students... -
Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2013, 3:13 p.m....sequence desired. This technology allows you to create a pair of designer proteins that will introduce... transfection or electroporation. All you do to create a protein that binds those 15 base pairs is take...genome editing tools allow you to do is greatly increase the efficiency of the genome editing process. ...for investigators without a lot of expertise to create zinc finger nucleases that will bind desired sequences...in terms of the target site. Also, any time you create double-strand breaks, there is a possibility of... -
The time and cost required to make a plasmid
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m....Institute has created hundreds of thousands of plasmids, using both mass production genome wide screens and the...vector. The time it takes to make a plasmid could increase dramatically if you are piecing together several...at Addgene, the consumables cost per stab has increased 50% since 2019, while overall inflation of USD...equal to the $155 spent on reagents. Five ways to decrease plasmid production time and cost If you’re short... -
Human Germline Editing Using CRISPR
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 10, 2017, 2:19 p.m....also underwent editing through the NHEJ pathway. Created with BioRender.com. In later characterization...current tools, thus quieting some fears about the creation of “designer babies.” The differences in editing...disorders, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) screens embryos to find those that do not carry a given.... claim that CRISPR would still be helpful in increasing viable embryos, especially in the case of older...still be worthwhile for a given disease if it increased the percentage of disease allele-free embryos ... -
CRISPRainbow and Genome Visualization
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 28, 2017, 3:30 p.m....scaffold to enhance complex assembly, thereby decreasing the amount of background fluorescence from unbound...CRISPR to label multiple loci in distinct colors. To create a colorful Cas9 toolbox, Ma et al. turned to SpCas9...was fused to a different fluorescent protein to create three distinct colors. The specificity of these...distinct hairpin sequences produces white light. Created with BioRender.com. With this rainbow of colors...combination, for example, with a far-red FP, would increase the available colors to 15! They also envision... -
RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 16, 2018, 12:40 p.m....address this need, the Khavari lab at Stanford created the RNA-protein interaction detection (RaPID) method...RaPID. Ramanathan et al. also tweaked BirA* to increase its rate of biotinylation. The improved enzyme...in neural progenitor cells. Knock-down of QKI decreased Zika viral RNA levels by 90%, suggesting that ...Hyperferritinemia-Cataract Syndrome (HHCS), a disease characterized by increased iron serum levels and early-onset cataracts, is...sequences and that loss of binding correlated with increased serum iron levels seen in HHCS patients. These... -
RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 10, 2018, 12:56 p.m....antibody and a ≥100-fold increase in signal over intrinsic fluorescence. Increased signal is likely due to...is a ~150 amino acid, single domain antibody. To create their RANbodies, Yamagata et al used previously... RANbodies are expressed in 293T cells and are secreted from cells due to their IgGκ signal peptide sequence...them. HRP RANbody staining results in a ≥10-fold increase in signal over staining with a primary/ labeled... -
Celebrating 15 Years of Scientific Sharing
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 14, 2019, 2:08 p.m....visibility is increasing internationally, thanks to evolving outreach tactics, increasing business development...they see the value in depositing and they are increasingly seeking us out on their own to share reagents... We were and remain ahead of most companies in creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace for everyone....about their dedication, excellent intentions, or incredible drive to succeed. Thanks to all the Addgenies... -
Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m....Foundation, and Stanford University—that harnesses the creative power of sex and gender analysis for innovation... in research Governments, universities, and, increasingly, corporations in the US and Western Europe have...decades: “Fix the Numbers of Women” focuses on increasing the numbers of women participating in science...gender analysis and 2) provides case studies with concrete examples of how gender analysis leads to discovery... Environment—a project aimed at harnessing the creative power of sex and gender analysis for innovation... -
The Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m....these demands? Are there other solutions, such as increasing numbers in Master’s level programs? What would...Maryland College Park, is a strong supporter of increasing the number of postdoctoral scientists at University...School. He has continually promoted the cause of increasing data collection about the scientific workforce... Boston 2015 where we hope to begin developing concrete solutions to the problems looming over the academic...School. In the lab, he uses synthetic biology to create tools to better understand human disease. Outside... -
Savvy Advocates Needed to Navigate a Scientific Enterprise in Flux
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 13, 2016, 2:30 p.m....particularly given that this has precipitated increases to the NIH recommended pay scale – used by many...while this is a move in the right direction, the increase notably still does not meet the suggested postdoc...this area, keeping the pressure on for further increases will be challenging, but will be aided by the ... new strategies designed to cope with current increases. These two rulings along with progress over the...School. In the lab, he uses synthetic biology to create tools to better understand human disease. Outside... -
Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2015, 3:30 p.m....grandsons that decreased their likelihood of death from cardiovascular disease but increased their risk of... DNA methylation patterns, either large increases or decreases. Hypermethylation of CpG islands in the... units of the FRET pair together and causes an increase in the FRET signal. Subsequent demethylation separates...