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TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 28, 2015, 2:30 p.m....over or write to us to get them. Even though we’re happy to provide them, that never works on a large scale..., or words of advice for people who may want to apply this tagging system to their own work? Mendenhall...
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CRISPR 101: Non-Homologous End Joining
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 16, 2015, 3:45 p.m....Here, we’ll discuss NHEJ, and how it impacts what happens to Cas9-mediated DSBs in the genome. Non-homologous...also be engaged by variants of the canonical Cas9 approach. A pair of CRISPR guides that flank regions of... -
Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m....design,” she said. “Before it was a little like tapping in the dark - a lot of trial and error.” The structural...analyzing the data. It should be straightforward to apply the new library for use in various cell types and... -
Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 10, 2014, 7:17 p.m....to today, Sample6 has changed focus and names, swapped leadership, and grown to 25 members. What is...competitions. After much learning, the focus of the application was changed, but Sample6 still leverages the ... -
Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 25, 2014, 7:11 p.m....Instead, the size and A-T content of the DNA (apparently independent of a known specific sequence) dictate...non-physiological levels. Scientists have tried varied approaches to combat these issues. One method to reduce ... -
Addgene: The First Twenty Years
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m....Addgene is a totally invaluable resource. I really appreciate the work you do to make sharing reagents and ...electronic signatures to dramatically speed up MTA approvals. In 2013 we were thrilled to receive the Massachusetts... -
To Each HIS Own
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m....Janknecht 1991, Hochuli 1988). In this purification approach, the metal ions are immobilized on a bead or resin...Bannwarth W, Döbeli H, Gentz R and Stüber D. Genetic Approach to Facilitate Purification of Recombinant Proteins... -
All in a Twist: dsRNA
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m....RNA of cellular vs. viral origin and respond appropriately. When these sensing systems fail, diseases and...Fragile X syndrome, etc.). Hopefully now you can appreciate double stranded isn’t just for DNA. Untwisting... -
CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m.... out large regions of DNA and has anti-viral application potential as a result. Fast facts – PAM requirement... has been proposed to be useful for the same applications (RNA knockdown, RNA editing, etc.). The main... -
What's New in CRISPR - November 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 18, 2021, 2:15 p.m....packaging of cargo sequences in the capsid, in an approach called Selective Endogenous eNcapsidation for ...therapeutically relevant gene targets and expand the application to the possible treatment of genetic disease.... -
Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 14, 2021, 1:15 p.m....are particularly useful for certain research applications. Many secondary antibodies are polyclonal, as...antibody you’ll want to be sure to choose the appropriate controls to be sure the staining you are seeing... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2018, 3:20 p.m....It’s at Fred Hutch.” And I hadn’t seen it. So I applied and I got it.” Science writing at Fred Hutchinson...internship similar to Susan’s NEI internship. Application information can be found here Find tips for using... -
It’s Bioelectric! An Exciting Interdisciplinary Field of Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 29, 2019, 2:52 p.m.... for non-neural cells, ion-based communication happens at a slightly slower scale. All living cells ...After attending this meeting I had an increased appreciation for the role of ion channels and pumps in developmental... -
Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2019, 12:55 p.m....sequence has high GC or AT content, increase the overlapping region of the primer to 40-60 bp. It is always...these steps, you might want to reconsider your approach, and try a different cloning strategy. Once you've... -
Plasmid Tools for Microbiome Studies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2019, 12:25 p.m....MAGIC plasmids here Paper-based synthetic biology approach to analyze gut microbiota and host biomarkers ...standards, the assay is semi-quantitative and can approximate mRNA concentration within a sample. Using this... -
Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m....physicist, etc., is an immense task (it takes, ooh, approximately the length of your average PhD to achieve!) ...not communicating as clearly as you intended (it happens to us all!) and offer a variety of options to make... -
Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 25, 2017, 1:20 p.m....spatiotemporal resolution than pharmacological or genetic approaches, but only a few such methods exist and they only...kinases good for? There are a number of potential applications for photoswitchable kinases. Below are a few... -
Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m....derived from S. aureus. This means you can likely apply similar rational mutations to your Cas9 homolog ...may decrease worries about off target effects in applied and/or therapeutic settings. Will combining the... -
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 5, 2015, 3:54 p.m....can end with some sort of model (cartoons are appreciated) to visually sum up all of the conclusions. In... in images etc)? Did they perform all of the appropriate controls? Refer back to the methods section for... -
Plasmids 101: Cre-lox
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 13, 2015, 3:47 p.m....proteins or co-factors, thus allowing for broad applications in a variety of experiments. LoxP (locus of ...more than two are present; intramolecular events happen with greater frequency than intermolecular events... -
Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... for lightning-mediated gene transfer in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67(8), 3440–3444...Bacteria:Their Characteristics and Potential Applications in Biotechnology. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology... -
Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 7, 2024, 2:39 p.m....location of the cut and subsequent edit. In these applications, location takes priority over cutting efficiency...in double stranded cleavage and base editing applications, with high editing capacity in both contexts... -
CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m....found that at least 50% of on-target Cas9 edits happens within the first six hours. When added to human...B, Bondy-Denomy J (2020) Anti-CRISPR protein applications: natural brakes for CRISPR-Cas technologies.... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m....noticed one of the biggest differences between applying for an academic position versus an industry position...interview is an opportunity to learn something and then apply it to the next interview. Perhaps an interviewer... -
Rabies and Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 29, 2018, 1:51 p.m....Wickersham et al., 2007). Summary and RABV applications Use of G deleted RABV in conjunction with restricted...L, Ogawa SK, Vamanrao A, Uchida N. Whole-brain mapping of direct inputs to midbrain dopamine neurons. ... -
Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 24, 2018, 1:20 p.m....paste, these E. coli are transformed with the appropriate plasmid and dsRNA expression is activated through...phenotypes of RNAi knockdown treatment should be apparent after three dsRNA feedings. Some of the phenotypes... -
Hot Plasmids - October 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m.... FP genes into C. elegans? By using a split FP approach. Split-wrmScarlet is a new split red FP that is...Hybrid for Multiplexed Editing and screening Applications (CHyMErA) Knockout Libraries express hybrid ... -
Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m....potential to be used for other types of CRISPR applications. Let’s take a look at the key components of ...ranging from 11% to 100%, a level similar to other approaches. Nanoblades can also be used to non-invasively... -
Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 3, 2022, 1:15 p.m....assess protein-protein interactions. One popular approach is to fuse a protein of interest to each part ... you find these plasmids useful. Good luck, and happy experimenting! References and Resources Additional... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m....within 1-10nm of each other and be oriented appropriately for energy transfer via dipole-dipole interaction..., which could monitor physical stresses or even apply forces (Gayrard and Borghi 2016) to a selected protein...