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TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 14, 2016, 3:30 p.m.... (such as LTRs or ITRs), hairpins, or strong terminators. Detailed instructions on other factors to consider...when designing your primers can be found here. Finally, you will want to have a well-organized database...
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Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m....combine the best of these mutations and tested the combination mutants for their on-target and off-target activity...that eSpCas9(1.1) and SpCas9-HF1 each stall in an inactive form after binding to a target site and propose... -
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 5, 2015, 3:54 p.m....was contributed by Johnna Roose. This post was originally published on Johnna's New Under The Sun Blog ...In others, the experiments are geared towards eliminating possibilities until the results focus in on a... -
CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 22, 2015, 2:06 p.m....complexity. We have characterized almost 600 terminators. That gives us enough hardware to control hundreds...over the next year. Then there will both be a combination of parts in Addgene along with the software to... -
Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 29, 2015, 1:25 p.m....carrying through on the actions you committed to. Finally, hiring a paid coach will make you take the experience...sensitive to this and have coaching plans that are financially accessible. Sometimes only a few hours of coaching... -
Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 27, 2017, 1:23 p.m....participate in a science photo competition. Or nominate yourself as an educator for a short, animated ...Masterclass in science communication. The National Co-Ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) provides... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m....enable us to measure these properties, and what fascinating experiments could push these tools even further... Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) was originally described by Theodor Förster in 1948 as a variation... -
Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 22, 2018, 1:38 p.m....reference organisms with the overexpression plasmids. Finally, students determine if the presence of the plasmid...Government Office of Science and Technology. 3. Duina, A. A., Miller, M.E., & Keeney, J.B. Budding yeast... -
CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m....Originally published May 23, 2017 and last updated Jul 23, 2020 by Jennifer Tsang. CRISPR-Cas technology...immune system of bacteria. These Acr proteins were originally found in type I CRISPR-Cas systems. Four years... -
Antibodies 101: ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay)
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 24, 2021, 1:15 p.m....conjugated to the enzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Finally, the substrate of HRP is added to the wells. This... the amount of your protein of interest in the original sample. The competitive ELISA is best used for... -
Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... One way to triumph over your neighbors is to eliminate the competition, and Penicillium isn’t the only...exciting molecular technologies! This post was originally written by Jessica Welch in January 2017 and ... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.... DNA, an editor targets DNA (via catalytically inactive dCas9) to modify chromatin. A fluorescent protein...Ward lab created a tool-kit to expand upon these original tools that allows for both spatiotemporal protein... -
Savvy Advocates Needed to Navigate a Scientific Enterprise in Flux
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 13, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... determine the best solutions. The event also culminated in a joint American Society for Biochemistry ...Officer Harvard University The symposium will culminate with a keynote address by former congressman and... -
Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m....applications. Get More Cpf1 Background Here THE ORIGINAL NgAgo ARTICLE DISCUSSED IN THIS POST HAS BEEN ... What we still don't know about Cpf1 In their original paper characterizing Cpf1, Zetsche et al. suggested... -
3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 17, 2017, 12:55 p.m.... structure of a protein, based on its atomic coordinates. These wire models were useful in that they not...download a pdb file of the structure’s atomic coordinates, and “open” these structures with molecular viewing... -
Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 7, 2017, 12:17 p.m....Scientific #1011-8410) is also placed in the hood. Finally, a sterile 2X DMEM solution (diluted from 10X and... backup replicates of each clone in case of contamination. We do not normally use antibiotics. Lastly,... -
No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m....increase the enrichment of target-specific sybodies. Final enrichment via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...each sybody candidate. These tags are used in a final enrichment step for identifying sybodies that bind... -
The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 4, 2025, 2:15 p.m....affinity for specific cell and tissue types. The combination of serotypes and psuedotypes means you can customize...stably express Cas effectors in specific tissues, eliminating the need to deliver the Cas protein altogether... -
Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 4, 2020, 2:15 p.m....exchange occurs through two sequential homologous recombination events: The plasmid carrying the desired genetic...activity. ShadowR can be used as a FRET acceptor in combination with mRuby2 or mScarlet as the donor in HeLa ... -
Experimenting with New Careers while in Grad School
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 25, 2016, 3:30 p.m....opportunities available to me as a graduate student culminated in my founding a nonprofit called Central Indiana...skills, and meet new people. There were visiting seminar speakers each week, my department and graduate ...