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  1. Deaminet 2026: Breakthroughs in Base Editing, Deaminase Biology, and Therapeutic Translation

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    March 10, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
    ...biologists resolving APOBEC proteins at atomic resolution, to cancer biologists dissecting mutational processes...of 14 years of CRISPR plasmid deposition and distribution data at Addgene. Since 2012, Addgene has distributed...early as 2013 still account for ~4% of all 2025 distributions. At the same time, several editors deposited...deep dives: Understanding deaminases at atomic resolution PE6d: Processivity gains and overextension trade-offs...of prime editing. DNA release and heteroduplex resolution are not shown. Created with BioRender.com. ...preferences, and edit types. 3. From bench to bedside: Therapeutic translation is accelerating Base editors and ...codon–class problem, offering a potentially scalable therapeutic strategy. Figure 4: Schematic of PERT...
  2. Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names

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    April 2, 2019, 1:44 p.m.
    ....   Sleeping Beauty, a transposon system from ancient fish Surprisingly, Sleeping Beauty is not only a... “awakened from a long evolutionary sleep,” it was aptly named Sleeping Beauty (Ivics et al., 1997). We...rooms such as Groucho, Sonic Hedgehog, Sleeping Beauty, Cookie Monster, Spaghetti Squash, Tinman, and ...but also a biological transposon system. Sleeping Beauty is a synthetic transposon system that can be used... transposon system? Scientists can use Sleeping Beauty transposons as a non-viral system to integrate ...
  3. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

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    Oct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...wages, overtime tracking? What are institutions doing? Institutions are now preparing to comply with the...resource on what institutions are actually doing (using the list of 340 institutions with postdocs in ...In 2014, 89% of institutions had a minimum salary policy: of those, 51% of institutions set their postdoctoral...should be on the lookout for what their institutions, or institutions they're thinking about applying to, ...salaries will have to double at some institutions; and that institutions which can more easily provide bridge...This post was contributed by Future of Research Executive Director, Gary McDowell. On Dec 1st, the threshold...scientists and those in technical roles. Therefore, institutions are responsible for ensuring that either all...
  4. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    Jan. 11, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...were at institutions focused only on tracking hours, and 22% of postdocs were at institutions where no... of some public institutions) to cancel plans to raise salaries. What are institutions doing after the...planning unionization at their institutions. One clear message that institutions have sent, with the lack of...their institution is doing from Future of Research over social media, not from their institution), is ... contributed by guest blogger, Gary McDowell, executive director of Future of Research. On December 1st...believe that, while the mandate has been removed, institutions should still go ahead with raises, as for years...of academic stakeholders. However, while most institutions are indeed going ahead with their planned raises...
  5. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    April 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m.
    ...those in eukaryotic cells. Some promoters are constitutively active and on all the time while others are...expression promoter from the human cytomegalovirus Constitutive  May contain an enhancer region. Can be silenced...expression from human elongation factor 1 alpha Constitutive  Tends to give consistent expression regardless...promoter from the simian vacuolating virus 40 Constitutive  May include an enhancer. PGK1 (human or mouse...promoter from phosphoglycerate kinase gene.  Constitutive  Widespread expression, but may vary by cell...Mammalian promoter from the human ubiquitin C gene Constitutive  As the name implies, this promoter is ubiquitous...mRNA Mammalian promoter from beta actin gene Constitutive  Ubiquitous. Chicken version is commonly used...
  6. Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot

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    Sept. 17, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of that antibody dilution. Adjust the antibody dilution until your protein dilutions are in the dynamic... get it to work well. Dilutions Most antibodies come with a recommended dilution and/or range (typically... the antibody at the recommended dilution. If the antibody dilution’s dynamic range encompasses your protein...consider a dilution range from 1:100–1:1,000. If your antibodies come from ascites fluid, try a dilution range...two types of gradients. Protein gradients use dilutions of your sample or protein of interest to understand...reassembled and imaged. In this example, a 1:1,000 dilution gives a high signal with low background. Created...running properly but you’re not seeing sufficient resolution in the bands, you may want to consult Tables ...
  7. Great Results Start with Great Standard Curves

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    Aug. 15, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...low, redesign the standard curve dilution series with lower dilution factors. If the unknown sample’s ... smaller dilutions.        As mentioned above, it is a good idea to run the standard dilution series in...every run.  When setting up your dilution series, use consistent dilution factors, change pipette tips regularly...sample. For example, a BCA assay uses a serial dilution of a control protein, incubated alongside an unknown...curve? You create a standard curve by serially diluting a known control sample, called a standard. The...The ideal standard curve has at least five dilutions, with each step of the series diluted by the same ...factor. For example, Figure 1 depicts a 2-fold dilution series. Each step of the series dilutes by 1:2...
  8. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    Aug. 1, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... start with a mild stripping solution and move onto a stringent solution if the mild is not effective.... pre-made stripping solutions or kits. Mild stripping The mild stripping solution uses low pH to disrupt... For the mildest stripping solution, omit the Tween 20. Once your solution is made, you’ll want to: Rinse...identify a protein of interest in a complicated solution like cell lysate. But they can be a lot of work...In this case, we recommend using mild stripping solution (see below) to minimize loss of your sample from...nitrocellulose membranes are brittle, so proceed with caution. Unlike PVDF, they can be returned directly to ...effective. You may choose to make your own stripping solution using a recipe like the ones shared by Bio-Techne...
  9. Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me?

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    Oct. 10, 2017, 1:57 p.m.
    ...the glass/water interface. Super resolution microscopy Super Resolution Microscopy allows for imaging below...contrast (i.e. optical sectioning (2) or super-resolution (3). Fluorescence microscopy techniques   Fluorescent...Sheet Microscopy Light Sheet Microscopy typically utilizes a configuration of two or more objectives to create... below the diffraction (resolution) limit of a light microscope. Due to the wave nature of light, an infinitely...techniques provide a 2-10x improvement in the resolution of a light microscope (see Figure 1). What microscopy...movements. Depending on the sample, a temporal resolution on the millisecond scale may be needed. Most ...technique can be used to provide high 3D spatial resolution while also avoiding the toxic effects of high...
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