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  1. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
    ... a western, proteins are: (1) separated by size, (2) transferred to a membrane, and  (3) detected using...expensive system-specific sandwiches.   Figure 2: The western blot dry apparatus includes a stack of...post-translational modifications, quantify protein levels relative to standards, detect the cellular location of proteins...pull-down assays.  Westerns are divided into two categories, native and denaturing. In a native western, ...matrix, the blotting membrane, the gel, a copper cathode/iblot gel matrix, and filter paper. Pretty much...search, first pay attention to the validated applications listed on the vendor’s website and choose an...western and vice versa.  In addition to validated applications, pay close attention to the controls listed ...
  2. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    May 18, 2018, 7:32 p.m.
    ...Almo, Institute for Protein Innovation  1:18:45 - 2:01:18 (end) - Panel Alex Tucker (Ginkgo Bioworks)...their curation of citable, linkable figures. Cause #2: Hidden “negative” data We all want to be able to ...someone has replicated it precisely. You can find a great discussion of different types of replication in Nosek...perfect story for a “high impact” publication can lead to the publication of rare flukes showing positive...that fall into this category include performing experiments with too few replicates leading to suspect ...these positive results will be published. The publication record will then show that the tested hypothesis...reproducible publishing practices. One example is the publication of peer reviews so we can see how and why papers...
  3. Antibodies 101: Validation

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    March 24, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...another. You’ll need to validate that points 1 and 2 hold true under your specific experimental conditions...when (1) other strategies may not be feasible and (2) large-scale proteomic and transcriptomic datasets...intended application - Remember, just because your antibody performs as expected in one application does ...strategies for antibody validation in different applications. Here, I want to highlight the general suggestions...intentionally generalizable and not specific to certain applications or antibody targets. That said, not every strategy...will be suitable for every antibody or every application. The goal is to show that your antibody has been...strategy to use will depend on your intended application and available resources.     Figure 1...
  4. 6 Steps to Submitting a Resume That Gets Seen

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    July 9, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...having trouble preparing your most excellent resume. 2) Follow job boards and check them regularly Use your...demonstrate in your application). Beware the myths of scientist “overqualification” but it may not be ...Utilizing existing relationships as part of the job application process can dramatically increase the chances... of a resume can be crucial for a successful application. It takes time to prepare an excellent resume... here for more on timely submission of a job application. 3) Read job descriptions carefully Be open minded...bold. You don’t have to have all of the listed qualifications to apply for a position.  A job description...target someone in a specific department and/or location. The more people you meet the better chance you...
  5. Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It

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    Oct. 8, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...bringing in environmental contaminants.  Figure 2: An Addgenie works in the tissue culture hood while...doi.org/10.1290/1071-2690(2002)038<0086:caeomi>2.0.co;2 Uphoff CC, Drexler HG (2011) Detecting Mycoplasma ... difficult to eradicate. You can suppress the growth of mycoplasma but cannot eradicate it completely....Contamination! Tissue culture media often have indicators included in the media that turns yellow from ...important to prevent contamination rather than eradicating it later. Don’t be scared when mycoplasma infects...the first person to face this kind of problem. Educate others when you can and help them understand the...Cc, Drexler Hg (2002) Comparative Antibiotic Eradication of Mycoplasma Infections from Continuous Cell...
  6. Finding Your Science Policy Path

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    Sept. 22, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...before and during your application process so you can learn more! Figure 2: The many ways to prepare...teaching and mentoring others (see more in Figure 2). Starting early demonstrates not only your interest... policy implementation, program management, communications, diplomacy and international relations, advocacy...they train and bring researchers to Congress to advocate for increased science funding and other issues...sets for a science policy career is science communication so an outsized way to prepare is to do lots ...Initiative.    Get practical experience in science communication by writing for the Journal of Science Policy...
  7. Three Tips to Organize Your Lab Notebooks in the New Year

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    Jan. 2, 2014, 3:44 p.m.
    ...that you can easily spot the colors and text. Tip 2: Use electronic to-do lists to access your tasks on...moving your paper spreadsheets for reagent storage locations, such as the list used to organize your cryo freezer...
  8. From our Table to Yours: An Inside Look at Lunch at Addgene

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    Nov. 27, 2013, 2:54 p.m.
    ...coveted. I’ve only won 2 trophies over the years, which is either an indication of the stiff competition...building activity that is easy to organize. We’ll dedicate a post to these competitions in the future, and...establish, with the goal of fostering better communication between labs. Scientists are often willing to...
  9. Six Spooky Science Stories and Halloween at Addgene

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    Oct. 31, 2019, 1:06 p.m.
    ...melanogaster." Molecular and cellular endocrinology 215.1-2 (2004): 1-10. PubMed PMID: 15026169. Soo, Rochelle... into a pulsating display imitating a moving caterpillar. The worm controls the snail’s behavior, forcing...exposed to predators. Hungry birds spots the “caterpillar” and then poke out the snail’s eyes and ingests...
  10. What's the Best Way to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA?

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    June 4, 2020, 1:22 p.m.
    ...elution choices: TE, Tris buffer, or water Figure 2: Tris-EDTA, Tris, or water? The buffer you choose ...If you use a kit for DNA purification or if you use a DIY purification protocol, you might have noticed... mutations in single stranded DNA undergoing replication.   DNase on the other hand can digest and degrade...degradation during plasmid DNA extraction and purification from E. coli is the presence of the protein ...most common E. coli strains used for plasmid amplification are endA negative, meaning the gene has been...chelating agents that can be introduced in the purification protocol to remove endonucleases activity. For...controls the pH, while the EDTA chelates any divalent cations like Mg2+, preventing the activity of DNase. While...
  11. Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease

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    Nov. 19, 2013, 2:37 p.m.
    ...et al.(2) describe a modular collection of plasmids for a wide variety of genome modifications in S. Pombe...insert will typically contain both a protein modification sequence and a selectable gene product for isolation...tags have been integrated. Simply design your amplification primers with the desired targeting homology—.... cerevisiae, looking at their performance in categories such as brightness, stability, and disruption...optimal FP combinations for use in yeast imaging, categorized by specific filter sets and experimental output...This collection is ideal for tandem affinity purification of protein complexes. John Pringle and Jürg ...deposited a large collection of plasmids for genome modification in yeast developed by Dr. Pringle’s former lab...
  12. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    Sept. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Agrobacterium infection. At approximately 7 kb, pSiM24 is 2 and 6 kb smaller than commercially available pCAMBIA...for both transient and stable gene expression applications in plants. This smaller, easily customizable...Agrobacterium are termed binary vectors because they must replicate in two species: Agrobacterium and E. coli. Like.... coli. However, they also need to be able to replicate in Agrobacterium to ensure that they are maintained... Thus, binary vectors contain two origins of replication, one each for E. coli and Agrobacterium, along...bases each. By switching the E. coli origin of replication and codon-optimizing the Agrobacterium ORI, they...constitutively active M24 promoter has been modified with duplicated enhancer domains and characterized in studies...
  13. The Open Repository of CRISPR Screens: CRISPR Screen Data in One Place

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    Jan. 21, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
    ...might otherwise be hard to identify. Figure 2: Users can cross-interrogate screens from the literature...   Figure 3: Each publication featured in BioGRID ORCS has a dedicated summary page with PubMed...favorite gene was described in a CRISPR screen publication. You see this mentioned in the results section...manually curated and annotated from more than 45 publications, beginning with the seminal research articles...screen curated in ORCS is linked to the original publication via its PubMed identifier, which can also be ...a list of individual screens curated for the publication. Clicking on the screen name takes users to a... supplemental data tables available with the publication are also provided for the user. This approach...
  14. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    Aug. 4, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Nat Methods. 2009 Feb 6(2):131-3.  PubMed. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Subach OM...Since the first research applications of GFP were published in the 1990s, biologists have spent a lot...color was observed after excitation at 488 nm, indicating that spontaneous conversion did not occur. Tobacco... Sattarzadeh et al., Sci Rep. 2015 CC BY 4.0 Applications and limitations of GFP photoconversion One concern...nmeth.1664. PubMed. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene.   Addgene’s Fluorescent Protein...
  15. New CRISPR Web Resources and #12DaysofCRISPR Recap

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    Dec. 12, 2017, 3:13 p.m.
    ...Genome Editing and The CRISPR Software Matchmaker Day 2: Homology directed repair: CRISPR 101: Homology Directed...job - we strive to also give you high-quality educational resources to help you do better research. CRISPR...design, sorting the plasmids we have available by category. Each plasmid page now has a helpful graphic to... newest page in the Transcriptional Regulation category already has five blue flame plasmids covering ...providing an avenue for temporary/reversible CRISPR modification. In addition to these subpages, our updated ... HypaCas9 Day 10: Transcriptional regulation: Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression and CRISPR...
  16. Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes

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    June 19, 2018, 1:38 p.m.
    ...E. coli: acoustic gene 1 (arg1) and acoustic gene 2 (arg2). The key difference between arg1 and arg2 vesicles...Knowing where bacteria are located within their host is often key to understanding their role in both...reporters are not as well suited for imaging organs located deep in the body, like the gastrointestinal tract...lab recently discovered that gas vesicles also scatter sound waves and therefore produce signals in ultrasound... experiment to demonstrate the most exciting application for ARG’s: in vivo imaging. Specifically, arg1...
  17. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    July 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...posts: Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice and Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice. My first CRISPR mouse...is less predictable. In our best case, we saw that 2 out of 3 mice carried a 5 kb insertion in the ROSA...interested in using CRISPR to develop therapeutic applications that better human health.     References Cong...
  18. What's New in CRISPR - March 2020

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    March 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Enhanced CRISPR-based DNA demethylation Figure 2: The components of Casilio-ME1. Image from Taghbalout...expression of specific Caulobacter genes using a catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9) derived from Streptococcus...methylation-silenced genes. Read the paper in Nature Communications Find Casilio-ME plasmids If you have a new...
  19. Cre-ating New Methods for Site-specific Recombination in Drosophila

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    May 12, 2015, 1:32 p.m.
    ...CHO) cells, as well as in cortical neurons in layer 2/3 of the mouse brain. Rubin’s work shows that the ...Gerald Rubin’s lab sought to make complex genome modifications in Drosophila using multiple recombinases. To...offspring carried both the recombinase and GAL4, indicating that the recombinases were inherited normally...
  20. Sequencing Options for CRISPR Genotyping

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    Oct. 4, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Joung 2016). Table 2: Unbiased Genotyping Options Technique Detection Limit Application Advantages Disadvantages...PMID: 23792628. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3773023. 2. Vouillot, Léna, Aurore Thélie, and Nicolas Pollet...off-target sites across the genome and pinpoint the location of mismatches based on the sequences of the genome... 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... HTGTS Not reported Cell-based Identifies translocations Limited by chromatin configuration, produces...
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