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TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 24, 2023, 2:15 p.m....integrate the mARGs using PiggyBac. Gas vesicles are detectable under ultrasound and phase contrast microscopy...bioengineering. They are both members of the Shapiro lab at Caltech. References and Resources References Piraner...monitoring of tumors and tumor-homing bacteria. Nat Biotechnol 1–13 (2023) doi:10.1038/s41587-022-01581-y ...
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Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m....the Dow lab created a base editing reporter that detects and enriches for base editing events in vivo without...conversion) they could induce the translation of any detectable protein, not just fluorescent proteins. ...protein expression, it can be used for an array of detectable proteins including fluorescent proteins, antibiotic... -
Controlling for Off-target Effects with a New Genome-wide CRISPR Screen Design
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 13, 2018, 1:55 p.m....the screen. This toxicity was used a proxy for detecting Cas9 cutting. Safe targeting guides better control...off-target cleavage by CRISPR-Cas nucleases." Nature biotechnology 33.2 (2015): 187. Pubmed PMID: 25513782. Pubmed...specificity using truncated guide RNAs." Nature biotechnology 32.3 (2014): 279. Pubmed PMID: 24463574. Pubmed... -
Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m....have a natural preference to stay in dark areas (protected) as opposed to brightly illuminated ones (risky...environments by initially moving along a wall (protected) rather than being out in the open (risky). Taking...comprised of a brightly lit (risky) and a dark (protected) area. When measuring the time spent in a particular... -
To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 12, 2020, 2:15 p.m....expression. Trends in Biotechnology 22:346–353 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.04.006 Hausser ... be used in some in vivo experiments and in biotechnology and therapeutics (Mauro and Chappell 2014). ... -
CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m....split-Cas9 architecture for inducible genome editing and transcription modulation. Nat Biotechnol 33:139–...discovery through the creation of innovative technologies. To date his group has develop several popular... -
The Challenges of Cell Culture
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m....polymorphisms specific to their origins. This technique is still used today to test for HeLa contamination...test is so good that it is used as a forensic technique (aka DNA fingerprinting) that can place suspects...stance on the matter. Funding bodies such as the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC... -
Data Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 5, 2014, 6:51 p.m....ability of reviewers (and, once published, anyone) to detect possible errors in assumptions, use of inappropriate...senior colleagues. Secondly, science is highly technical and this has a natural, albeit unintentional, ...Policy: Part Two U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo Increasing Access to the ... -
The Advances Behind The World's First Personalized CRISPR Treatment
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 16, 2025, 1:15 p.m....David Liu’s lab by combining Cas9 DNA-targeting technology with a fused cytidine deaminase to create C→T...activity and therapeutic application. Nature Biotechnology, 38(7), 892–900. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587...Cas domain compatibility and activity. Nature Biotechnology, 38(7), 883–891. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587... -
Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 17, 2025, 1:15 p.m....it comes to altering gene expression, CRISPR technologies have gradually taken over as the preferred method... their promoters in human and mouse. Nature Biotechnology, 35(9), 872–878. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt... constructing shRNA expression vectors. BMC Biotechnology, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6750-6-1... -
Tips for Getting a Faculty Position
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m....told all of the nuances of the research in as technical of language as possible. Seriously. My suggested...review of your field or the finer points of your techniques. You DO need to be prepared to know the literature...searches. I've updated chapters to reflect new technologies, i.e. video interviews. For point of reference... -
Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 10, 2018, 1:08 p.m....keeping. Top priorities in most cases include IP protection, publications and funding. If any of these three...witnessing and audit trails. How does the ELN provider protect and respect your IP rights and data ownership? ...interested in combining scientific research with tech advances. You an follow SciNote on Twitter @scinoteELN... -
Adeno-associated Viruses (AAVs) for Genome Editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 27, 2018, 1:32 p.m....with the contents of the two AAVs. Using this technique, Bok and Porteus deliver a repair template that...respectively. Future researchers could apply this technique to efficiently deliver large repair templates ...AAV vectorization of DSB-mediated gene editing technologies." Current gene therapy 16.3 (2016): 207-219.... -
Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m..... Alternatively, you can perform simultaneous detection with a mixture of primary antibodies and appropriate..., M., McDonough, L., Zhu, Y., Neumann, E., De Caestecker, M., Gutierrez, D., & Spraggins, J. (2022). Multiplex...Introduction to Antibodies Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me? Introduction to Immunofluorescence... -
Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m....the system, researchers have used split GAL4 architecture or combined the system with Flp/FRT, as reviewed... regulated expression in mammalian cells. BMC Biotechnol 6, 43 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6750...expression system for Bacillus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019 Jan;103(1):303-313. doi: 10.1007/s00253... -
CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m....repair of the break to allow for site-specific detection downstream. The con to these approaches is that...that NHEJ must perform the repair to allow for detection, not Homologous Recombination or Alternative End...effects in CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 Mar 9;11:1143157. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1143157... -
Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... Why might one be interested in state machine technology? Biological research has produced a massive amount...itself to cheap, quick, and high throughput state detection with flow cytometry. However, expressing reporters...synthetic circuits from genetic context." Nature biotechnology 30.11 (2012): 1137-1142. PubMed PMID: 23034349... -
Finding Your Perfect Job After University
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 12, 2016, 3:30 p.m....developing an easy to use diagnostic tool for the detection and diagnosis of different types of pancreatic...trying to get hands-on lab experience is that the technology is so advanced that most of the procedures in...own challenges. I’ve had to become skilled with technology like Skype in order to have meetings between ... -
Antibodies 101: Validation
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2022, 1:15 p.m.... good correlation between the levels of target detected in both methods. These approaches have relatively...are ultimately planning to use your antibody to detect endogenous levels of the target in other cells ...Antibody validation: A view from the mountains. New Biotechnol 45:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2018.08.002... -
Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 28, 2018, 3:01 p.m..... With the widespread adoption of CRISPR/Cas9 technology and rapid improvements in the field, it has recently...experiments (in collaboration with Integrated DNA Technologies, USA). These synthetic RNAs can also be purchased...delivery of gRNA, Cas9 nuclease, and donor DNA. J Biotechnol 241: 136-146. PubMed PMID: 27845164. 5. Clarke...