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TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 18, 2022, 2:15 p.m....skill developed during PhD training. Creativity is required to develop new projects and test novel approaches... all the funding in the world? What if you could hire more people? What would you do with unlimited time...over half of which, when implemented, impacted the entire company. It is important to note that the person...product team is an incredibly innovative group. Our entire company benefits from their policy! Perfectionism...
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Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2020, 2:15 p.m....Rett syndrome experience regression of previously acquired skills such as speech, coordination, purposeful...programs in biopharma. AveXis, co-founded by Kaspar, acquired by Novartis and rebranded to Novartis Gene Therapies...adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector. The editase repaired half of the mutant MECP2 RNA in each of three ...Samaco RC, Zoghbi HY (2011) Adult Neural Function Requires MeCP2. Science 333:186–186 . https://doi.org/10.1126... -
To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 12, 2020, 2:15 p.m.... the ideal codon for every amino acid across an entire polypeptide. Many researchers have created codon-optimization...necessary for proper protein folding (Stadler and Fire, 2011). Therefore, codon optimization may disrupt...1987) The codon adaptation index-a measure of directional synonymous codon usage bias, and its potential...doi.org/10.1016/s0165-0270(02)00362-x Stadler M, Fire A (2011) Wobble base-pairing slows in vivo translation... -
pCXLE toolkit: Efficient episomal plasmid-based method to reprogram peripheral blood cells to iPSCs
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 14, 2017, 2:08 p.m....hiPSCs usually require about 5-10 passages. Furthermore, working with Sendai virus requires stringent biosafety...to the process of collecting fibroblasts, which require a more invasive skin biopsy procedure. This becomes...PMC2917235. 11. Nakagawa, M., et al., Promotion of direct reprogramming by transformation-deficient Myc. ... -
Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 17, 2025, 1:15 p.m....composition of the RISC varies, but at the very minimum requires an Argonaute protein. This Argonaute protein is...shRNAs using plasmids The design of shRNA plasmids requires three important steps: Designing the shRNA sequence...This is much shorter than miRNA plasmids, which require additional flanking regions comprised of upstream...35(9), 872–878. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3947 Fire, A., Xu, S., Montgomery, M. K., Kostas, S. A., Driver... -
Viral Vectors 101: Integrase-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m....Ciuffi, 2012). One family of viruses, retroviridae, require integration for their life cycle to continue. They...IN (integrase). These viral packaging genes are required for the production of lentiviral particles. The... keep in mind is that titering these IDLVs may require a slightly different protocol than regular lentiviral... (2008). Insertional mutagenesis combined with acquired somatic mutations causes leukemogenesis following... -
Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 1, 2020, 1:15 p.m....AAV donor template for CRISPR-mediated homology directed repairs (HDR). Split AAV vector approaches Split...trans-splicing (62%) vector. 4. Sequential homology directed repairs Overview: The sequential homologous recombination... donor templates using two sequential homology directed repairs (HDR) with CRISPR/Cas9. Donor A contains...M, Colella P, Garcia-Hoyos M, Gibbs D, Kim SR, Maguire A, Rex TS, Di Vicino U, Cutillo L, Sparrow JR, ... -
Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m....be expressed in bacteria, while mAbs generally require mammalian expression systems. scFvs are also small...to avoid animal use by using semi-synthetic or entirely synthetic VL and VH sequences. Phage display also...for the scFv (Gaciarz and Ruddock., 2017), but requires an oxidizing environment to form. When expressed... age-related macular degeneration (AMD) since direction injection to the eye results in high drug concentrations... -
Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 6, 2022, 2:15 p.m....variety of behaviors, opening up new research directions that were inaccessible with earlier tools. They... in localization to the cell membrane and not a direct change in the fluorescent properties, pYtags are...variations and heat transfer at the subcellular level requires a probe with fast kinetics and high signal/noise...temperature indicator B-gTEMP designed to meet those requirements (Lu et al. 2022). By fusing two bright fluorescent... -
Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m....bypasses the 5′ mRNA cap required for eukaryotic systems and instead directly engages the ribosome for... protocol and are compatible with single-end or paired-end read flow cells. FREQ-Seq is an open source... The kit contains all the variant PUF segments required to bind any 8 base RNA sequence. The segments ... -
Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m....secondary antibodies altogether and multiplex with direct IF, using primary antibodies that are conjugated...However, the primary-secondary workflow (a.k.a. indirect IF) is more flexible and efficient, since you ...primaries for whichever targets you like. Plus, indirect IF amplifies the signal since multiple secondary...design. Like selecting an antibody, some of the requirements are similar to standard IF. Here, we’ll walk... -
Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 10, 2023, 2:15 p.m.... on as a dimer, depicted on the right, with the entire monomeric sequence duplicated in tandem, resulting... with large inserts (>7 kb)(Berg et al., 1989), direct repeats (Ribeiro et al., 2009), and at high copy...frequency plasmid recombination mediated by 28 bp direct repeats. Mol Biotechnol. 2008 Nov;40(3):252-60....Summers D. Timing, self-control and a sense of direction are the secrets of multicopy plasmid stability... -
Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m....overnight. In contrast, a semi-dry transfer only requires enough buffer to saturate the sandwich and typically...without any transfer buffer. These systems, however, require you to purchase expensive system-specific sandwiches...on the antibodies and labels being used and may require some trial and error (Yang et al., 2012). Choosing... they provide qualitative measurements. If you require precise quantification of a protein, consider using... -
Finding Your Perfect Job After University
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 12, 2016, 3:30 p.m.... degree. I loved parasitology. However, when I enquired about roles in this field, most jobs needed at...understood why parasitology roles in the field require experience. Working in industry: Microbiology ...redundancies can be made within the company; new staff hired in anticipation of the contract suddenly have less...institutes. The lab at the University of Queensland required a scientist for a 6 month project to validate ... -
Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 8, 2020, 1:15 p.m.... to stain all DNA. Some amount of expertise is required in this process because result interpretation ...serum to be used for subculturing. Avoid using expired products or reagents that have been stored for ...cross-contamination. Make sure you keep all the required equipment and reagents inside the laminar airflow... Biotechnology. References Degeling MH, Maguire CA, Bovenberg MSS, Tannous BA (2012) Sensitive ... -
Typing CRISPR Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 18, 2025, 1:15 p.m....systems has led to extreme sequence divergence that requires a multi-pronged analysis to sort effectively. ...efficiency when conducting edits using homology-directed repair. There are 10 subtypes of type V, named...select RNA transcripts, or be engineered to conduct direct RNA editing. There are four subtypes, A–D, with...surface-level function of each type could lead you to new directions in your research. We all have our preferences... -
Expanded Access to Rabies Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 1, 2024, 2:15 p.m.... rabies materials may be required for some countries and may not be required for others. You will be notified... notified if an export license is not required for your country after checkout, and the processing fee... -
SciComm with the Experts at Science in the News Part 1
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 16, 2017, 1:06 p.m....University. Effective science communication is required to promote public support for research and to ...graduate student at Harvard University, former Co-director of Science in the News, and member of the SITN...her PhD from Harvard University, is a former Co-director of Science in the News, and is a member of the... -
Addgene’s Newest Way to Speed Your Research: The Cloning Grade DNA Service
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 28, 2020, 1:15 p.m....after receiving the plasmid from Addgene you could directly start your digest, PCR, or transformation? Great... we decided to include 10 plasmids that can be directly used in the research on the SARS-CoV-2. Nine of...experiments such as cloning, digestions, PCR etc. and/or directly long term storage. Every preparation is quality... -
The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank: Over 25 Years of Antibody Sharing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 10, 2015, 2:25 p.m....The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB), directed by David R. Soll, is a repository for monoclonal...most popular monoclonal antibodies include those directed against human transcription factors such as PAX7...to Our Guest Blogger! David Soll has been the Director of the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB...