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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 15, 2024, 1:15 p.m....final readout. When preparing a standard curve, change pipette tips and mix thoroughly by inversion or...dilution series, use consistent dilution factors, change pipette tips regularly, and mix samples very well...
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Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 29, 2022, 2:15 p.m....Cancer Data Science team at Broad, they were able to change their analysis to use a corrected genome map. Now...): 250-252. Carlson J, Henn BM, Al-Hindi DR, Ramachandran S. Counter the weaponization of genetics research... -
Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m....genomic sequence from one another) — by various mechanisms, only one of the two strands’ DNA counterparts...γ-Retrovirus Guide References Cullen, B. R. (1992). Mechanism of action of regulatory proteins encoded by complex... -
DNA Purification Without a Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m....but the addition of a high concentration of a chaotropic salt (guanidine hydrochloride for the plasmid... glass milk, gel slices are first placed in a chaotropic salt sodium iodine (NaI) solution. NaI has two... -
A Guide to Starting Your Own Journal Club
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 6, 2020, 3 p.m....journal club should aim to have many of the same characteristics as a successful meeting: a clear purpose and...success” of the journal club. This can be a challengingly vague metric but there are a few things you ... -
Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m....college student searching couch cushions for spare change, desperate to extract a few more photons from a...Fluorescent Protein Fusions Request Plasmids from the Michael Davidson Collection Find Fluorescent Protein Kits... -
CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m....usually housed in a single flask. Through a bit of stochastic magic and Poisson statistics, each sub-population...population. Recall that guide RNAs are the targeting mechanism for CRISPR. Therefore if a gRNA drops or disappears... -
Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m....transformed with a micropulser using an electric charge to help the DNA enter the cells. Some samples require... to be read one at a time. 1D barcodes can be purchased from many companies such as Corning. Tubes can... -
The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 3, 2015, 2:30 p.m.... included a simple corn hole set and a cooler. Chances are one of your colleagues has a frisbee at least...where to be and when. This pre-planning will avoid chaos and delays in getting the fun started. I’m aware... -
Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m....lentiviral and retroviral packaging vectors are not interchangeable. While these differences may seem subtle they...the generation used to package the virus does not change the generation of the transfer vector. Q5: What... -
Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2020, 2:15 p.m.... Rett Syndrome, respectively. One of the main challenges facing Rett researchers is how to deliver the... by Gail Mandel. There are numerous technical challenges to overcome for both of these approaches, such... -
CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2022, 1:45 p.m.... been converted to an alanine (D10A or H840A), changing its double-strand cut to a single-stranded nick...Walton et al., 2020). Further, this group also characterized a second Cas9 variant, SpRY, which cuts at NRN... -
Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m....type of parts to ensure that these would be interchangeable between different laboratories. Therefore, ... a restriction enzyme recognition site without changing the function of the sequence, normally through... -
Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 20, 2025, 1:15 p.m....My Bio 101 professor displayed a codon table — a chart every molecular biologist has seen before, showing...bacteria and eukaryotes. But be careful — antibiotic mechanisms vary! Aminoglycoside antibiotics also block protein... -
Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 31, 2020, 1:15 p.m....during cell division. They don’t simply rely on chance (or random diffusion) to make this happen. There...centromere-based incompatibilities: Insights into the mechanism of incompatibility mediated by low-copy number... -
Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m....have different levels of cytotoxicity and the mechanisms behind the cytotoxicity can vary. For example...differentially inactivated by nonspecific complement mechanisms in serum. Sometimes this is due to the cells ... -
Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m....destination vectors prior to recombination, and it is exchanged with the gene of interest during the BP or LR ...Multiple Hosts. Curr Protoc Protein Sci. 2003 Feb;Chapter 5:Unit 5.17. PubMed PMID:18429245. 3. Ptashne, ... -
Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2016, 3:30 p.m....Although different types of cancer have different challenges and obstacles to overcome, mesothelioma sufferers...of immunotherapy is the use of drugs (or other mechanisms) that work through body’s immune system to fight... -
Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m....suited for recombinant protein expression. Many challenges can arise when over-expressing a foreign protein...minutes before adding the inducer. Growth Media: Changing media is tricky, because there can be a trade-... -
Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 2, 2019, 2 p.m....soluble and insoluble proteins, which can be a challenge for classic antibody based affinity purification..., S. C., Noble, K. A., KC, B., Roux, K. H., Motamedchaboki, K., & Roux, K. J. (2016). An improved smaller...