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  1. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    June 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...

  3. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    Oct. 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 ...

  4. CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems

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    July 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...

  5. Antibodies 101: ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay)

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    Aug. 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...

  6. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 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...

  7. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    Sept. 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...

  8. Savvy Advocates Needed to Navigate a Scientific Enterprise in Flux

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    Sept. 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...

  9. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    July 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...

  10. The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens

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    Feb. 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...

  11. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    Sept. 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,...

  12. 3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9

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    Oct. 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...

  13. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    June 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...

  14. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    Feb. 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 ...

  15. Experimenting with New Careers while in Grad School

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    Feb. 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 ...

  16. Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors

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    Sept. 9, 2014, 8:20 p.m.
    ... of two proteins from a single mRNA. IRES was originally discovered in poliovirus RNA, where it promotes... Melina Fan...

  17. Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More

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    June 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
    ...the toolkit. We have included a wider range of terminators than are commonly used as we have tested them...start. They might want to use our promoters and terminators, but then they aren’t sure how to convert their...

  19. CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery

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    Sept. 6, 2018, 12:02 p.m.
    ..., such as knockout generation or homologous recombination.  However, experiments that require long-term... laboratory reagents, equipment, and expertise. Final thoughts The Cas9-gRNA RNP method provides scientists...

  20. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    Nov. 29, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...actively use tools designed to help reduce or eliminate bias, just like the ones made available through.../s41586-022-04601-8 Lewis, Anna CF, Santiago J. Molina, Paul S. Appelbaum, Bege Dauda, Anna Di Rienzo,...
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