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  1. Extracurricular Activities for a Strong Science Career Path

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    Jan. 21, 2014, 3:08 p.m.
    ...student hasn’t been asked the question: “Academia or industry?” Once academia was the clear answer with a well-defined...web-based, career-planning platform called the Individual Development Plan (IDP) and uses it to match qualified... qualified scientists to jobs in industry, academia, and government. This great resource allows the undecided...and other professions increases your chances of finding a well-suited job. EAs shouldn't be viewed as an...interests: Use career planning tools such as the Individual Development Plan to generate a list of potential... more information Follow people in academia, industry, and government on social media (Twitter, Facebook...potential job Join LinkedIn and other job sites to find open positions and view their required qualifications...
  2. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    Sept. 29, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...single peak, indicating one amplicon and no primer dimers. (b) A shoulder peak indicating primer dimers...the right conditions and parameters, some people find it can detect even smaller differences, and it can...dimers. (c) A double peak indicating 2 amplicons. Image credits (respectively): Zuzanna K. Filutowska; Selma...different types of pipettes and pipetting methods to find what’s most consistent in your hands.  When using...target in the reaction should be compared to an individually run sample when developing the protocol and ...and optimized until the multiplexed and individual values match across the board. If the samples or sample... e-book on applying MIQE guidelines! With these kinds of resources, you will soon become a qPCR master...
  3. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    March 13, 2014, 4:08 p.m.
    ...short-hand for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, in Pubmed returned 728 articles (3/12...because the Cas9 nickase doesn't have the ability to induce double-stranded breaks like the wildtype Cas9 does...'G'. Q4: Where are double strand breaks (DSBs) induced, compared to where the target site sequence (protospacer... colonies, then genotype them, it is possible to find both single-allelic and bi-allelic cells. Single-allelic...double nickase system, with PX335 vector, you need to find two guides for each cleavage site, but this system... we usually pick 3–6 guides around the region to find the most efficient guide (most guides would work...single-cell colonies, grow them up, then perform individual genotyping (using Sanger sequencing, for example...
  4. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    Feb. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...targeting and sequencing millions of cells. For every individual sgRNA, you recover a minimum of 1,000 targeted... 5% off-target frequency is something to keep in mind, but likely will not have a significant impact on... many predictive online tools which can not only find gRNAs for you, but also score their probability ...probability of off-target events: CRISPOR, Cas-OFFinder, CCTop, and many more. While such software typically only...at mismatched guide sites, but not necessarily binding to these sites. Thus, these enzyme swaps will only...need to do your due diligence to ensure they are indeed a non-issue. Above we mentioned how to predict ...tested with some success. The major con is that binding by Cas does not always correlate with catalytic...
  5. Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers

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    Jan. 10, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...expected fragments for that plasmid. This phenomenon indicates the presence of a multimer.   Fig. 1:...multimerization has been observed to occur in many different kinds of plasmids, taking many forms (Levene, 2009; Higgins... al., 2010; Cook et al., 2020). CGE uses laser-induced fluorescence (CGE-LIF) for detection and can provide...multimerization. One study by Bacolla et al. (2011) indicated that strain HB101 produced the highest yield of... at reducing multimerization and define recA-independent mechanisms. Avoid overgrowing the bacterial culture...-B DNA-forming sequences and WRN deficiency independently increase the frequency of base substitution ...26104344. Fishel RA, James AA, Kolodner R. recA-independent general genetic recombination of plasmids. Nature...
  6. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    May 31, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...seamless manner, leaving no sequences or mutations behind. Furthermore, piggyBac™ offers a large cargo-carrying...cells lines, including stem cells, without leaving behind any accessory DNA sequences [2], [3]. Simply put...integration [4], the donor cassette is removed leaving behind no accessory transposon sequences.  The use of ... plasmid after excision by PBx, thereby leaving behind only those cells with a Footprint-Free™ genome ...this method can be effective, a loxP site is left behind in the genome following donor removal, which alters...somewhere between one hundred and one thousand clones to find a cell line with the edit of interest. With the ...Cathomen, and K. Schwarz, “Zinc-finger nuclease-induced gene repair with oligodeoxynucleotides: wanted ...
  7. Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant round 3: microbial drug resistance and biofilms, antidiabetic plant components, visualizing brain injury - and a glowing robot fish

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    Nov. 27, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ... are interested in understanding the mechanisms behind Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to pyrazinamide... and recombination-mediated genetic engineering (find more information on bacterial engineering using ...Devarshi Gajjar, The M. S. University of Baroda, India  Devarshi Gajjar has 10 years experience in the ...expressing fluorescent proteins will be used to tag individual strains of bacteria. Their interactions and growth...University of Ibadan, Nigeriaunder supervision of Dr. Akindele Oluwatosin Adeyi, University of Ibadan, Nigeria...PhD Candidate working under the supervision of Akindele Oluwatosin Adeyi at the University of Ibadan. ...regulation and diabetes will be expressed from plasmids (find more information on bacterial expression systems...
  8. Unique and persistent IDs for improved reproducibility: Addgene now supports RRIDs and compact identifiers for all plasmids

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    Nov. 20, 2018, 8:17 p.m.
    ...found yourself frustrated reading through a paper to find that there is insufficient information about which...also designed to be persistent and exist online indefinitely. PIDs historically referred to objects that ...identify a plasmid available through Addgene and find verified information about each plasmid item. Given...associated plasmid page on the Addgene website and find specific information about the plasmid: name, description...and more. The plasmid page also helps researchers find other publications that have used the same plasmid... Addgene ID # and the information necessary to indicate that this ID is managed by Addgene. How to cite...down to the bottom of this plasmid’s page you will find that the “How to cite this plasmid” section now ...
  9. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    Dec. 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...represent the fraction of that total with the indicated function. One huge reason CRISPR has become such... left the arduous task of virus production to individual labs, but now we’re very excited to provide ready-to-use...an entire lentiviral production protocol only to find that the low titer of her prep makes it unuseable...target these widely studied signalling pathways. Find Validated gRNAs to use with your Cas9 Virus Pooled...uses nearly 80,000 gRNAs to target around 20,000 individual genes. We provide enough lentivirus for you to... lentivirus production protocol here and you can find more tips and protocols for working with lentivirus...Viral Service Page Check Out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Viral Vectors ...
  10. Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis

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    Aug. 28, 2014, 3:34 p.m.
    ...size of the insert. You can search NCBI for YGOI to find the particular reference sequence if necessary. ...The plasmid was digested with 2 unique enzymes (HindIII and BamHI) and run on an agarose gel. The resulting... (*). When the plasmid is digested with either HindIII and BamHI alone (lanes 4-5), there is a single ...size of the plasmid. The double digest with both HindIII and BamHI (lane 3) produces bands at 6kb and 1.2kb...bromide (EtBr) to your gel before pouring it. EtBr binds to the DNA and allows you to visualize the DNA under...vist Addgene's resource for plasmid verification to find additional tips and detailed protocols on topics...Resources: Addgene's Molecular Biology Reference Find More Protocols and Videos      ...
  11. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    May 26, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids for your research Find resources and software for your...contains Cas9. The Madison lab also created an inducible SRIRACCHA system (iSRIRACCHA) where Cas9 expression...a 2-4 fold increase in the number of endogenous indel edits when compared to unsorted cells (Wen et al...leaving you with just your desired genomic edit.  Find SRIRACCHA plasmids at Addgene GEMCherry2, an improved...create a knock-out in human embryonic stem cells.  Find GEmCherry2 reporter plasmids at Addgene Overall ...Addgene blog Browse all of our CRISPR blog posts Find more about fluorescent proteins Get a refresher ...
  12. Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems

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    May 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...plasmids to help academic and industrial labs accelerate research and to help find a faster solution to the...methods Resources on Addgene.org Find all plasmids from Ginkgo Bioworks  Find COVID-19 plasmids for your research...current global pandemic in which scientists race to find vaccines, therapeutics, and other treatments to ...continually added as they complete QC and you can find all available plasmids listed on Ginkgo’s collection...global pandemic. And the reach of these plasmids is indeed global. Helping scientists speed up research is...
  13. Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors

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    March 17, 2020, 1:32 p.m.
    ...Resources on Addgene.org Find base editors for your research Read our CRISPR guide Find plasmids for your research...modifying enzyme to the target site, and the deaminase induces the DNA base change without a DNA double-strand...for base editors is that the editing domain must induce the base change before the Cas domain lets go of...Cas9 domain to “hold on” long enough to the DNA to induce a base change. Because of this, ABEs are only weakly... DNA and off-target RNA editing rate of ABE7.10. Find the ABE8e plasmids at Addgene! Why engineer and ...adenine base editors can correct all four of these kinds of point mutations, in theory converting the disease-associated...
  14. A Novice's Perspective on Neuroscience - SfN2017

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    Dec. 15, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
    ...novice and indicate why other neuroscience newbies might want to get into the field. Find Optogenetics...neuroscience but are afraid you don’t have the right kind of biological expertise to get into the field, there...require a bit of expertise and can be difficult for individual labs to make efficiently. For select viral vectors... to get some ideas for future experiments and to find tools that will make your transition into the field... If there’s a plasmid or AAV tool that you can’t find, you can always suggest a plasmid to us, request...Resources at Addgene.org Addgene's Viral Service Find Retrograde AAV Browse Optogenetics Plasmids ...
  15. How to Keep a Lab Notebook for Bioinformatic Analyses

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    June 2, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...won't cut it for bioinformatics. All kinds of biologists are finding themselves using computational approaches...Additional Resources on Addgene.org Find Protocols for Your Next Experiment Find Our List of CRISPR gRNA Design...data sets (myself included) and we are faced with finding the best system to document these types of analyses...bioinformatics. In fact, there are endless ways and everyone finds their own. Here, I simply outline what works for...not apply or may not work for you. The best way to find a system that does is through trial and error, and...
  16. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    Feb. 18, 2014, 4:22 p.m.
    ...mentors as one key to their success. But how do you find these elusive teachers, supporters and advisors?...trainees more about peer mentoring. They want to find mentors to help them develop their skills and to...accountable for their development plans. However, they find it awkward to ask someone for the time commitment...mentors available to go around. My advice has been to find 5 interested peers and form your own peer mentoring... steps to forming your own peer mentoring group Find 5-8 colleagues that you think might be interested...diversity of perspective. Sometimes it is helpful to find peers that share a similar direction or problem....potluck dinner. Invite guests from a lab, career or industry of interest – learn about their career paths and...
  17. A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression

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    Nov. 2, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Resources on Addgene.org Find ready to use AAV vectors at Addgene. Find AAV plasmids to use in your... other. When Cre is introduced to the system it binds one pair of lox sites, let's say the loxp pair, ...expression?   Figure 1.  Cre-recombinase binds to either pair of lox sites, let's say the lox2272... the level of spontaneous recombination. This indicates that the amount of leaky expression can largely...recombination levels as high as 1-3%. In light of this finding, we now include guidance on the plasmid page of...levels of TH mRNA without expressing TH protein indicating that there is promoter activity. Additionally...Route for Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) Entry Independent of AAV Receptor. J Virol 92. https://doi.org/...
  18. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    June 8, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...typical part-time or 9-to-5 job. I had to ask to find out what a “postdoc” is, and that “PI” stood for...experimental design, and execution. Can lead to an independent project. Lab technician / Research assistant...next career stage (ex: grad school, med school, industry) Other roles you might see Lab manager: ...be unsure, it helps to have a vague sense of what kind of research you would be excited about. I know quite... in high school, but I’ve learned the value in finding mentors wherever I go. This story by Dr. Erika ... to Become a Scientist While Poor” Keep an open mind as you explore opportunities The world of science...doing scientific research. It’s okay to change your mind about what exactly you want to do—I started college...
  19. Antibodies 101: Antibody Engineering and Directed Evolution

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    Aug. 5, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...aiming to increase an antibody’s binding specificity, you can perform binding assays against the target antigen...Moffitt Cancer Center. Engineering usually calls to mind building things, lots of math, and maybe heavy machinery... and antibody fragments. Fab: fragment antigen binding; Fc: fragment crystallizable; IgG: immunoglobin... antibody, but don’t have a specific mutation in mind. Generating a random library of mutants using error-prone...your mutant library and increase the chances of finding beneficial mutations. In other words, structure-guided...conditions, such as pH or temperature, can be adjusted to find the best-performing mutant antibody in those conditions...direct screening via flow cytometry for improved binding under defined environmental conditions. These methods...
  20. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    June 15, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Resources on Addgene.org Find Empty Backbones with Fluorescent Tags Find Plasmids for Subcellular Localization...are visible. These whorls can be quantified for individual cells, and the number of 'normal' looking cells...the results of the OSER assay, you should keep in mind that the presence of whorls is probably concentration...monomeric behaviour in cells (Shaner et al, 2013; Bindels et al, 2017). Still, the data presented in papers...is detected by Constantini et al (2015) and by Bindels et al (2017) but not by Cranfill et al (2016))....build a valuable resource with tools and data that indicate the performance of (a set of) fluorescent proteins...
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