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TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 31, 2020, 12:30 p.m.... an RNA editor The Zhang lab envisioned a two-component RNA editor: a Cas13 enzyme fused to an RNA adenosine... Abudayyeh, Omar O., et al. "C2c2 is a single-component programmable RNA-guided RNA-targeting CRISPR effector...
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Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m.... increasingly politicized. It would be nearly impossible for a career scientist such as Zimmer to introduce...self-promotion, and personality is playing an increasingly important role in science. The science produced by the quieter... -
AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 31, 2018, 12:55 p.m....that can be monitored non-invasively over time. Importantly, it is an immune privileged compartment, meaning...underway and reported results are encouraging. Importantly, a significant amount of basic research is being... -
Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m....conditions when compared to FRET. However, it’s important to note that BiFC is irreversible — FP fragments...interact or not? — FRET is preferable when the temporal dynamics of PPIs are the focus of study. Many... -
Negative Can Be Positive: Open AAV Data with Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 6, 2022, 1:15 p.m....experiments didn’t provide any information on other important factors such as what is the best promoter to use...successfully replicate published works. Of particular importance to these efforts is the open sharing of negative... -
Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... step, you’ll want to ensure that your buffer components are compatible with your conjugate and conjugation...immunohistochemistry, and immunocytochemistry. It’s important to note that some antibodies are better suited... -
MXS Chaining
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m....gene-expression sequences, and more. By combining these components, one can generate constructs to visualize cell...facilitate the construction of plasmids with many components. The creators of the MXS-chaining method have... -
Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m....lentiviral vectors! Lentiviral vector history and components In the early 1990s, researchers developed viral...Figure 2). The HIV genes that do remain are very important for viral production: Gag (structural precursor... -
Plasmids 101: Colony PCR
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m....colony PCR primers The first and perhaps most important step to colony PCR is designing primers. There...for cloning. This type of control is especially important for insert-specific primers. If your negative ... -
Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 14, 2015, 2:30 p.m....the type II Cas9-based system, require a single-component nuclease to mediate cleavage rather than the multi-subunit...After sequencing and searching for cellular RNAs important for Cpf1 function, they found that mature crRNAs... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m....solvent. This tightly-packed structure explains the importance of the entire GFP protein, which is almost completely...chromophore to form with an indole rather than phenol component (cyan derivatives) Y66H Blue-shifts the wavelength... -
Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m.... care, but they need to know that you have an important life too. They will respect you if you show respect...You can handle that, right? Big tip: this is an important topic to discuss and agree on before you get enmeshed... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 18, 2022, 2:15 p.m....implemented, impacted the entire company. It is important to note that the person who submitted the idea...making something the best it can be that it seems impossible to start at all. This is why perfectionists tend... -
Binning Singletons: Tackling Conference Networking When You Don’t Know Anyone
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 18, 2020, 2:15 p.m....timetable for the Singletons in their bins. The next component of Binning Singletons is when we bring all the...never went away. While he has frequent bouts with Impostor Syndrome, Joe has found his people through meetings... -
Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m.... passive mode, the stronger is the depressive component of the animal behavior. With the availability ...of viral vectors to fine tune gene expression temporally and spatially, exciting times are ahead for behavioral... -
Advancing Biology with Zebrafish: Genetic Tools for Developmental Studies and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2019, 12:58 p.m....recent lineage tracing approaches that led to important insights in developmental biology. Microscopy-...PMCID: PMC6247916. Felker, A., and C. Mosimann. "Contemporary zebrafish transgenesis with Tol2 and application... -
Bacterial Toxin-antitoxin Systems as Molecular Biology Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 1, 2018, 12:35 p.m....toxin-antitoxin roles. Restriction modification systems are composed of restriction endonucleases and methyltransferases...described, the hok/sok systems consist of three components: Host killing (hok), a long-living toxin that... -
Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 14, 2018, 12:42 p.m.... and fluorescent proteins (FP) have also been important in mapping, monitoring, and manipulating neuronal...fluorescent proteins (smFPs). smFPs are literally composed of FPs fused to multiple epitope tags. Indeed,... -
To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 12, 2020, 2:15 p.m.... in a particular organism. Why is codon usage important? Translation and protein synthesis relies on transfer...(Mauro and Chappell 2014). Ultimately, it is important to take a close look at your experiment and gene... -
CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2022, 1:45 p.m.... example all C’s will edit to T’s. Thus, it’s important that there are no “bystander bases” if you choose... particular gene isn’t feasible. For example, temporary repression or knockdown allow you to study essential...