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  1. The PAM Requirement and Expanding CRISPR Beyond SpCas9

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    Aug. 20, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
    ...has and will continue to dramatically increase the number of CRISPR applications. The first non-Cas9 CRISPR... D1135E variant is far more selective for the canonical S. pyogenes PAM sequence NGG compared to wild-...variant may increase the specificity of genome modifications at DNA targets adjacent to NGG PAM sequences...VRER variants is similar to wild-type SpCas9, indicating that the variants are likely just as selective...Wolfe SA, Sontheimer EJ (2018) NmeCas9 is an intrinsically high-fidelity genome-editing platform. Genome...doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3609 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Kim E, Koo T, Park SW, Kim D, Kim...10.1038/ncomms14500 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Kleinstiver BP, Prew MS, Tsai SQ...
  2. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

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    Oct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...addition to certain staff scientists and those in technical roles. Therefore, institutions are responsible...suggested that the salary level should now be automatically adjusted every 3 years. In May 2016, Secretary...centrally administered, which leads to many complications, including the inability of some institutions...paid. Institutional salary policies are one indicatator of how salaries may changes due to the FLSA. ...from $43,692 to $48,216, an increase of 10.4%. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York is...of the postdoctoral workforce. Based on our communications with and research on these institutions, we...to the new level:  We are still waiting for an indication of what (most of) Harvard, Johns Hopkins, (most...
  3. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Marker-independent identification of glioma-initiating cells. The International Cell Line Authentication Committee... the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC)...have tended to avoid cell culture in favour of biochemical assays followed by in vivo testing. The mantra...propagation of the line, and can include assays for authentication and contamination) and cell lines can become...Estimates of the amount of money wasted in basic oncological research due to contamination are in the tens...let alone the human cost. Here are just a few publications which have since been retracted due to cell ... and most diverse of these repositories is the American Type Culture Collection aka ATCC where I work....
  4. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    Feb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m.
    ...on DNA, or are enzymatically active. For this reason, recombinant proteins are typically expressed in E...expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT lon hsdSB (rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pLysS...expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT lon hsdSB (rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pLysE...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT hsdSB(rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pRARE2 (...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication fhuA2 [lon] ompT gal (λ DE3) [dcm] ∆hsdS/ pLemo...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F-, Φ80ΔlacM15, thi, lac-, mtl-, recA+, KmR Expression...medium. Induction timing is important, as you typically want to make sure your cells have first reached...
  5. Hot Plasmids - December 2019 - CRISPR pooled library, LipoGlo, CRISPRa, and Voltage Imaging Tools

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    Dec. 10, 2019, 1:58 p.m.
    ..., Nature Communications, 2019. PubMed PMID: 31451697. Genetically encoded voltage indicators for use ...Article contributed by Brook Pyhtila Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) change fluorescence in ...lentivirus and have been difficult to manipulate genetically. To solve this issue, Sarah Teichmann and colleagues... many aspects of ApoB-LP biology, including quantification of abundance, size, and localization in vivo...Pubmed PMID: 23068583 Thierer et al, Nature Communications 2019. Pubmed PMID: 31366908 Adapting sigma54...real time when neurons or muscle cells transmit electrical information. Such voltage imaging can be performed...measurements such as patch clamp recordings. However, technical difficulties such as small fluorescence changes...
  6. Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs

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    March 14, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
    ...than the classical purification protocol involving iodixanol gradients. The current purification protocols...particles accumulate inside the producer cells and purification protocols often describe a process that begins...lysis to release AAV particles with subsequent purification steps. It’s also possible for AAV vectors to...from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School took a closer look at the AAV vectors that... This is particularly useful for therapeutic applications in vivo where endogenous anti-AAV antibodies...antibodies often neutralize the therapeutic efficacy of AAV vectors. How are exosome AAVs produced? Purifying ...exo-AAVs seem to target cell types with a similar specifically as conventionally produced AAV particles. But...
  7. Creating accessible biology activities in schools with BioBits

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    Aug. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...to actually hold all those seemingly abstract biological reactions that I learned about from textbooks...physics class to learn about electronics or mix chemicals together in chemistry to see what happens, but... expensive tiny amounts of reagents are, how complicated (and again, expensive) the different machines...proteins outside of a cell - cell free extracts Typically, if you want to make a protein – say green fluorescent...proteins without the need to handle a living, replicating organism. Furthermore, cell free systems can ...they can see, enzymes that can convert certain chemicals into fragrances that they can smell, or enzymes...central dogma while also giving them practice with practical lab skills like developing a hypothesis, precisions...
  8. K. phaffii: Rising to the Occasion

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    April 4, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...for post-translational modification of recombinant protein products, specifically glycosylation. The native...scene. But what about the other yeasts – in the biomedical world, are there even other yeasts? In this blog...2017). Beyond human relevance, yeast have many applications in food science and biotech due to its fermentation...The most commonly used yeast by biotech and pharmaceutical companies is K. phaffii (formerly known as ...the system. Since then, multiple biotech and pharmaceutical companies (along with some research laboratories... bread. The following table lists some of the biological commonalities and differences between K. phaffii... ancient yeast strains and metazoan cells.   Applications for K. phaffii There’s a number of different...
  9. Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs

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    Feb. 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...together can inform decisions about in vivo application and clinical testing. This would pave the way for improved...helps researchers understand a drug’s safety and efficacy in vivo.  ADAs and Adverse Immune Reactions Anti-drug...drug and increase drug clearance, lowering its efficacy and increasing the risk of an adverse immune reaction...silico approach The in silico approach cannot replicate the complexity of antigen processing events that... evaluation of ‌therapeutic immunogenicity is typically performed using traditional 2D assays with immune...drug product while ensuring the safety and the efficacy.  Better together Combining in silico and in vitro...This system would somewhat act like a 2-step verification. All approaches have their own limitations. ...
  10. Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant round 3: microbial drug resistance and biofilms, antidiabetic plant components, visualizing brain injury - and a glowing robot fish

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    Nov. 27, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ...taraxacifolia (Willd), an annual herb of Western Tropical Africa typically known as wild lettuce. Aside from their...diabetics nephropathy, one of the major pathophysiological complications of diabetes mellitus. Recombinant ...researchers in resource-limited settings. More specifically, the Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant provide...formation. The quest for plant compounds to treat complications of diabetes Gloria Otito Izu, PhD Candidate...flow. Novel treatment options, as well as non-pharmacological solutions to modify the course of this condition...scanning microscope will allow Tsakanova to image cortical neurons and study changes in neural activity after... employing synthetic biology resources and microfabrication technologies to generate a self renewable ...
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