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TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 16, 2019, 12:59 p.m....used in optogenetic studies are not native to vertebrates and are commonly introduced in zebrafish through... a neural circuit involved in locomotion that generates periodic motor commands for rhythmic movements... Find plasmids from the Isacoff lab! They then tested what kind of swimming behavior, spontaneous swim...
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Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m....breakthroughs often occur when the unexpected infiltrates the realm of focused exploration. Here, we delve...your project's potential. Widening your search creates fertile ground for serendipitous encounters that...beneficial to carry a notebook at all times (or use the notes app on your phone) to capture fleeting thoughts ... -
Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 19, 2018, 1:38 p.m.... organs located deep in the body, like the gastrointestinal tract. Require Administration of Substrate...coli aided in ultrasound imaging of the mouse gastrointestinal tract. The E. coli strain Nissle 197 (ECN)...probiotic strain that can colonize the mammalian intestinal tract and has been used for 100 years to clinically... -
Plasmids 101: What is a plasmid?
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 2, 2020, 6:17 p.m....bacteria, but also exist naturally in archaea and eukaryotes such as yeast and plants. In nature, plasmids...segment of DNA which contains several restriction sites allowing for the easy insertion of DNA. In expression...bacterial cells and selectively grown on antibiotic plates. Importantly, because the bacteria from which ... -
FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 1, 2016, 2:30 p.m....sensitive restriction enzyme DpnI to remove the templates. Digestion products are then transformed directly...that the exonuclease activity of the polymerase generates sticky ends in the PCR reactions. These sticky...time to completely digest the template DNA. Note—templates must have been isolated from methylation competent... -
Choosing Your Perfect Empty Backbone
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 19, 2014, 3:39 p.m....carry in the target cell. These vectors allow you to test the function of Your Gene Of Interest (YGOI) in ...collection of empty backbones that have been designed, tested, and published by academic scientists. To help ...a mutated strain or a mutated version of YGOI to test the different phenotypes of the specific mutations... -
The Stingy Scientist: How the Baby Gel Box Was Born
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 15, 2014, 3:11 p.m.... can’t safely recycle these materials either. Test tubes aren’t cheap everywhere Lab supplies and equipment...thrifty streak. One of the most accessed blogs on BitesizeBio is the protocol for making your own Taq polymerase...I got good at this despite the fact that my lab mates thought this was hilarious. Birth of the baby gel... -
Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 16, 2014, 2:56 p.m....labs have websites listing alumi and it is easy to use publication records, university websites, ResearchGate... lunch or beer) and in 1:1 conversations. This creates a level of familiarity and confidentiality to ensure... -
In Vivo Biotinylation of Bacterial Fusion Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 25, 2018, 2:09 p.m....Avidin and its derivatives have four biotin-binding sites per molecule so, theoretically, saturated avidin...were unable to cleave TEV within the protein we tested, it may be possible with other fusion proteins ...bacteria significantly enhance protein folding (tested using real science). Make a stock solution of 2.5... -
Summer SciComm Series: Master of SciComm
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2022, 1:15 p.m....scicomm group project on the Leith river. Photo courtesy of Leonardo Ramos. I enrolled into a summer...industry. Along this road, science communication graduates are often well-equipped. Many institutions are...explores risk-taking behavior among collision sport athletes, as well as the ethical and health policy implications... -
Safe Port in a Storm...How Addgene is Weathering the Pandemic
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2020, 1:15 p.m....building that someone from a different company had tested positive for COVID-19 (it turned out to be an unfounded...operations until our normal work resumed. Addgene distributes and fulfills requests for scientists doing almost...type of biomedical science research. Our work accelerates and enhances productive collaborations as well... -
Behind-the-scenes of the Isolation of the Thermostable IgnaviCas9 From a Yellowstone Hot Spring
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 12, 2019, 2 p.m....physical and chemical conditions like YNP thermal sites - are also of practical interest since they’ve previously...distance. At each collection site, we took GPS coordinates, water temperature readings using a heat gun,...the van der Oost lab. Phylogenetic comparison indicates that like GeoCas9 and ThermoCas9, IgnaviCas9 is... -
Single-cell tracking of lineage and identity with CellTag
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 9, 2019, 1:15 p.m....cell type that can differentiate into hepatic or intestinal cell types. MEFs were reprogrammed into iEPs ...least day 13. However, distinct transcriptional states were seen as early as day 6. All together these...in a competitive transplant assay in the mouse intestine, demonstrating its utility in long-term tracking... -
Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m....shown that cells treated with sucrose or other osmolytes to induce hypertonicity display enhanced monoclonal...impaired endocytosis. In parallel assays designed to test the endocytosis of a fluorescent dye and transduction...host of other AAV serotypes; it will be exciting to test this approach with different capsids. Most importantly... -
Viral Genome Sequencing - A One Stop Shop for AAV Identity and Serotype Confirmation
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 23, 2020, 1:15 p.m....effective substrates for tagmentation-based library preparation procedures. This finding eliminates the double-stranding...be run in parallel and provide serotype data in minutes and the scripts can be easily customized to detect... -
New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - December 2019
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 19, 2019, 2:40 p.m....avoid off target photostimulation of axons and dendrites on neighboring neurons. We have also packaged ... AAV in smaller aliquots of 20 ul for serotype testing to help you pick the best AAV for your experiment...control plasmids in new serotypes. See our Serotype Testing AAV inventory for the entire collection! Plasmid... -
Addgene Receives NIH BRAIN Initiative Grant to Create Open-Access Recombinant Antibody Resource
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 25, 2021, 2:29 p.m....have recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health that will address this problem.The ...animals may be variable among animals and bleed dates. The development of monoclonal antibody (mAb) technology... represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. References and Resources References... -
Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2017, 12:12 p.m....is mind-boggling. Unlike a mountain – with many routes up and only one destination – a career in the sciences...molecular pathways, I found myself curious about other routes – In terms of both types and topics of work. A ...rare organisms so I found it hard to stick to vertebrates alone. And a longstanding inclination to be ... -
Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m....of heredity were thought of as everything from parasites, to symbionts, to genes and the labels applied... the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110.39 (2013): 15521–15529. PMC. PubMed... the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 70.11 (1973): 3240–3244. PubMed PMID... -
DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 7, 2022, 1:15 p.m....stood out from their initial testing. It outperformed other tRNA candidates (either from human or plant...muscular dystrophies, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes, across four different types of human cells, including...