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  1. Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments

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    Nov. 5, 2014, 3:41 p.m.
    ... Used since the mid-90s, this technique has revolutionised the way we apprehend molecular complexes and...wavelength, to the concentration of fluorophore in solution) are two additional parameters that can affect...
  2. Data Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications

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    Aug. 5, 2014, 6:51 p.m.
    ...supported/readable. Is the author or their host institution expected to provide data in formats exported ...resources can offload the burden of data storage and distribution. I would argue that the journals themselves ...
  3. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    July 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...interview and sell a vision for your contribution to a Department's/Institution's success is the task. Do your...
  4. Hot Plasmids: February 2026

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    Feb. 17, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
    ... applications like long-term imaging or super-resolution techniques. The labs of Pingyong Xu and Zhifei...specific guides. Specifically, the design process utilizes Rule Set 3, a prediction model developed by the...
  5. Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference

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    June 17, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ... genes with potentially harmful mutations in therapeutic settings. Silencing of a target gene is achieved...the backbone, shRNAs are most often expressed constitutively, either in lentiviral or retroviral backbones...
  6. Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots

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    April 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ... is a nearly ubiquitous tool, but proceed with caution! Loading controls only address one type of error...by sample concentration as well as by antibody dilution — both factors we’ve covered in our previous blog...
  7. Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins

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    Oct. 5, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...occurring due to protein synthesis, degradation, or reconstitution (reviewed in Shcherbakova et al., 2018). For...K.D. et al. A robotic multidimensional directed evolution approach applied to fluorescent voltage reporters...
  8. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
    ...biotinylating your macromolecule of interest To utilize the natural binding of biotin and avidin, macromolecules...biotinylation reagents to help with the specific elution of biotinylated proteins. For help determining ...
  9. 10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk

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    Aug. 23, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...graphing data, choosing controls, or mixing clear solutions—public speaking is skill that any scientist can...What happens next?”  Describe how you pushed to a solution or overcame obstacles. Take time to consider the...
  10. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    May 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...demonstrated two potential strategies for CRISPR-HIV therapeutics - one using dCas9-SAM to activate HIV-1 transcription...next few years, as it would open up many new therapeutic possibilities for some of the world’s most common...
  11. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    April 5, 2018, 12:42 p.m.
    ... for i-GONAD. A micropipette is used to inject solution into the oviduct wall between the ampulla and ...incision that exposes the ovaries and oviducts. After solution injection into the oviductal lumen, tweezer-type...
  12. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
    ... percentage of acrylamide. To further improve resolution, use a stacking gel on top of the resolving gel...Gradient gels are another great option to enhance resolution. In this setup, gels have an increasing range...
  13. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    June 24, 2020, 5:45 p.m.
    ...modification was impossible. With the genome engineering revolution came epigenome-engineering tools - zinc finger...transduced cells. Grant Challen’s lab also created constitutive (pCMV-dCas9-D3A) and Tet-dependent (TetO-dCas9...
  14. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...SV40, are always active and thus referred to as constitutive promoters. Others are only active under specific...that also express GAL4. Usage of this system revolutionized genetic studies in flies. An additional component...
  15. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    May 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...them? Or maybe you just want to make some really beautiful images? Multiplex IF may be just what you need... L., Zhu, Y., Neumann, E., De Caestecker, M., Gutierrez, D., & Spraggins, J. (2022). Multiplex Immunofluorescence...
  16. A Control for All Seasons

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    Oct. 5, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...knockout.  If knockout samples are unavailable, try substituting with knockdown approaches using siRNA or shRNA...either by modifying the blocking conditions or by substituting for a more specific secondary antibody. The ...
  17. Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo

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    July 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...only semi-quantitative. It won’t tell you the distribution of states in a sample; instead, it will suggest...the Lu Lab at MIT. He is broadly interested in biocomputing and biological circuits.     References 1. N...
  18. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    July 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Wenning Qin and Haoyi Wang. CRISPR/Cas9 is revolutionizing the mouse gene-targeting field. Mice have long... he is interested in using CRISPR to develop therapeutic applications that better human health.     References...
  19. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    March 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...to generate a monoclonal cell lines by limiting dilution. The rest of the cells were frozen down. ...Isolating a Monoclonal Cell Population by Limiting Dilution Lentivirus Production Websites Primer3: for ...
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