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  1. Management for Scientists: Delegating is Key

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    Feb. 20, 2015, 8:30 p.m.
    ...individual who is a local expert in that task (or has the bandwidth to become an expert) the end result...get more done. There are also a host of other advantages to practicing effective delegation skills: ...
  2. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    March 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...regions of the gene is also useful in case the gene has a weird mutation that you didn’t know about (which...and is a testament to how far genome engineering has come. For comparison, in 2007 it took about 3 months... the bands on your gel and get an idea of the percentage of cells in the population that have an edit....
  3. How to Lead a Great Meeting

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    Feb. 9, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...this meeting is to _________." Everyone in the room has likely just run in from some other commitment. An... what you need to accomplish to get to the next stage, and then adjourn. Define the tone of the meeting...
  4. Pooled Library Amplifications

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    May 30, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...replicate faster. For this reason, if your library has inserts of different sizes (such as a transcription... is less than that of electroporation, but an advantage is that chemical transformations are generally...Screening pCMV-Rep78/68 Scanning Saturation Mutagenesis (SSM) Pooled Library 80,962 1866 bp, plus...
  5. Antibodies 101: Flow Compensation

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    May 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    .... This can be helpful as you're learning! Ashlyn has a research background in CD8+ T cells and cancer ..., unlike voltages, you can adjust compensation values later in your analysis, unlike voltages.  Figure...
  6. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Protein Timers

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    May 4, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...be used to determine how long a pool of FP timers has been expressed, either in whole cells or as a pool...knowledge of protein structure and saturation mutagenesis. mK-GO matures from green to red, and the FT ...absorption spectra). Subach et al’s directed mutagenesis also produced the three separate timers shown...
  7. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...since bacteria won’t divide immediately after it has been heat-shocked or electrically zapped. As a result...cleavage in human cells. Mutagenesis, 20(2), 111–114. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gei016I Resources on ...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    July 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Noninfectious ARK mouse embryo cell lines in which each cell has the capacity to be activated to produce infectious...namely that they can cause cancer via insertional mutagenesis (which HIV does not do). Furthermore, molecular...useful for viral reproduction, and for causing contagious infection; however this would not be great for...
  9. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    Dec. 7, 2020, 2:53 p.m.
    ...technology potential enabled by CRISPR-transposons has yet to be fully realized. Many thanks to our guest...applications - as mutagenesis tools for genetic studies (e.g. using mariner), as a method of tagmentation for next-gen...
  10. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    May 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...expression is sufficient. Lentiviral vector technology has come a long way since the 1990s, both in terms of... popular and useful viral vectors in the lab. Advantages of lentivirus include a large genetic capacity...research is still in the pre-clinical/early clinical stages. Researchers are also working to make lentiviral...
  11. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    May 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...caveat that phages are very diverse, and each phage has a narrow bacterial host range. To further potential...antibiotic resistance. Advantages of CRISPR over traditional antibiotics The potential advantages of CRISPR over...
  12. Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)

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    Sept. 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...repair work. The key is T4 DNA polymerase, which has 3′→5′ exonuclease activity. T4’s polymerase activity...structures at the ends of fragments. The major advantage of SLIC over Gibson assembly is cost, as T4 polymerase...
  13. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... the RNA backbone to increase stability.  Nature has evolved ways to prevent degradation of important ...less off-target events. While both have similar advantages, bridged nucleic acids with N-methyl substitutions...
  14. RNA Extraction Without A Kit

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    Blog Post
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    March 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...several reasons why doing something without a kit has advantages: less plastic waste, less expense, and less...
  15. 5 Steps to Writing Grant Proposals for Grad Students

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 11, 2014, 12:13 p.m.
    ...assistance in the grant application process, she has faith in you! Additionally, keep in mind that universities...of current methodologies. This section sets the stage for why your funded proposal will address these ...
  16. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    Sept. 20, 2018, 12:17 p.m.
    ...Department of Genetics of Harvard Medical School, has a mission of raising awareness and starting conversations...who are interested in such careers should take advantage of their academic environment and attend seminars...
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