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  1. Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

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    July 16, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...microscopic resolution for studying colloidal gold (1).  The method was based on using a thin plane (sheet...Siedentopf, and R,. Zsigmondy.  (1902) Ann. Phys.  315, 1 – 39.
 A. H. Voie, D. H. Burns, F. A. Spelman. (1993...microscopy/en_de/products/imaging-systems/lightsheet-z-1.html ...of LSFM microscopes (3,4). After this initial application, Stelzer’s group described the single-plane or...brightness with increasing depth caused by light scattering and absorption.  Finally, the photomultipliers...
  2. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    Oct. 6, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the predecessor GEVIs (called ASAP 1 and 2), they found an indicator that is optimized for 2-photon imaging...several other constructs in plasmid form. Fig. 1: Summary of the approach and outcomes of the screen...what you'll find in this post: Improved voltage indicator: JEDI-2P Novel class of light-gated potassium...-Myc [9E10] now available! Improved voltage indicator: JEDI-2P  by: Brian O'Neill  The François St-Pierre...have successfully developed an improved voltage indicator (GEVI) called JEDI-2P. Using a custom, high-throughput...screen for improved genetically-encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) based on the ASAP sensors. The resultant...Sustained deep-tissue voltage recording using a fast indicator evolved for two-photon microscopy. Cell, 18, 3408...
  3. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    Sept. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    .... In literary terms, conflict can be defined as (1) the struggle between two opposing forces or (2) the...journey even when they know the ending.    Fig. 1: We all know that the superheroes win in the end. ...formal scientific communications, they are fantastic fodder for science communication. The trick is to ... is far from the only way to communication science. Science communicators also use the hero’s journey,...this small glimpse into the world of science communication and can use what you've learned to share your...Finding Conflict in Science  In all science communication, what you are doing is telling a (nonfiction...details often aren’t included in scientific communications, but they’re firmly part of the story to the...
  4. Genetically-encoded Sparse Cell Labeling - A SPARC of Innovation

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    May 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Figure 1: SPARC and SPARC2 use the GAL4-UAS system along with precisely truncated attP sites to... several common genetic tools in Drosophila (Fig. 1):  GAL4-UAS, a transcription factor binding site....of PhiC31. In the SPARC system, attP sites are located on either side of a stop cassette, upstream of ...amount of labeling, you can alter the attP site. Truncating the attP site upstream of the stop cassette results...population is directly correlated to the length of the truncated attP site. The three SPARC variants, based on ...intermediate (d), and sparse (e) labeling of the calcium indicator, GCaMP6f, in the Drosophila optic lobe. Image ...Image from Isaacman-Beck et al., 2019. Applications for SPARC SPARC technology is versatile and can be ...
  5. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    Jan. 30, 2014, 3:29 p.m.
    ...into E. coli is a fairly inefficient process– just 1 out of 10,000 cells on average! Without some means...down especially fast and plates should be used witin 1 month for optimal efficiency. Beware of satellite ... perspective – a plasmid-containing cell must replicate the plasmid in addition to its own chromosomal...fully synthetic compounds. Antibiotics can be categorized based on whether they directly kill bacteria ...bacteriostatic); however, the distinction between the two categories may be a bit of a gray area as some bacteriostatic...Blocks 50S ribosomal subunit; inhibits aminoacyl translocation Bacteriostatic 50-100 ug/mL in EtOH Polymyxin...Binds 50S ribosomal subunit; inhibits peptidyl translocation Bacteriostatic 5-25 ug/mL in EtOH *In prokaryotes...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid

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    Aug. 11, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and take a look at each of its parts. Figure 1: Parts of an AAV transfer plasmid. Parts shown in ..., ubiquitous expression, while the human synapsin 1 promoter is neuronal specific (Haery et al., 2019)...contains the proteins needed for the virus to replicate,  and the transfer plasmid which contains the ... by the AAV. On a plasmid map, its sequence is located between the ITRs. It can be anything you like as...expression of your transgene to a specific species or location. Promoters can also drive different levels of ...sequences that can flank the transgene and are located between the ITRs. Transfer plasmids often have ... the expression of your transgene. The WPRE is located at the end of the AAV genome, just upstream of ...
  7. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    Sept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...more tools for plasmid mapping and design (Figure 1). Benchling: While you might think of Benchling as...Davis from the University of Utah.   Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame plasmid...tackling these particular tasks, but they tend to be scattered about the internet. To help you keep your virtual...: Find sequences for plasmids assembled from publications and commercially available sources, as well ... as expression patterns, post-translational modifications and polymorphisms Codon optimization tool: To...making it ready to copy and paste into other applications Primer design tools Many of the above-listed... well as primer design for different cloning applications. Primer3 and Primer3Plus: For general primer...
  8. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    May 9, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... similar antibodies in llamas and alpacas (Figure 1). At the time, researchers were already on a quest...nanobodies (Arbabi-Ghahroudi, 2017)!      Figure 1: Comparison of a heavy-chain only antibody and single-domain...composed of camels, llamas, and alpacas (and their undomesticated counterparts) - not exactly species that jump...to sdAbs becoming valuable tools for diverse applications. For example, RANbodies can be used as an alternative... excitement around using sdAbs in diagnostic applications. For example, fluorescently and radioactively...heavy-chain only antibodies. (A) Overview of genetic modifications made to generate the nanomouse. (VHH = variable...inspired this versatile family of tools, the applications they have already enabled, and the discoveries...
  9. Natural or synthetic? How Addgene’s dataset reveals trends in biological innovation

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    Nov. 8, 2018, 3:47 p.m.
    ...from distantly related organisms. In 2006, less than 1% of the genes deposited at Addgene were synthetic....synthetic biology is expanding rapidly.  References 1. Kunjapur, Aditya M., Philipp Pfingstag, and Neil ...published their results in a paper in Nature Communications announcing a new bioinformatics tool that can...at its sequence. MIT collaboration for gene classification This inquiry started when Neil Thompson, a ...have generated robust tools that have practical applications in monitoring the accidental or intentional ...from farther away in the tree of life." Nature communications 9.1 (2018): 4425. PubMed PMID: 30356044. PubMed...the lab-of-origin of engineered DNA." Nature communications 9.1 (2018): 3135. PubMed PMID: 30087331. PubMed...
  10. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    June 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...removing 1-20 nucleotides from the cleavage site specified by the gDNA. Depending on your application, this...About NgAgo User's First Impressions Here References 1. Gao, Feng, Xiao Z. Shen, Feng Jiang, Yongqiang Wu...template is supplied. Find Plasmids from the NgAgo Publication at Addgene Cas9 and NgAgo head to head NgAgo ...differences in cleavage efficiency. If this finding is replicated in larger studies, it will represent a key advantage...PubMed PMID: 27136078. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Swarts, Daan C., et al.  “DNA-... PMCID: PMC4697943. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 3. Swarts, Daan C., et al. “Argonaute...
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