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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...making virus’ or what gag and pol stand for, we demystify all components of viral vectors here! Need Virus...into the host genome (more on this below), it’s still used to deliver gene expression constructs. Sandwiched...
  2. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    June 15, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...producing the proteins – are not, and many of the existing GCE tools are not very robust. When using GCE,...work. Plus, keep an eye on our blog – we’ll be posting more posts on the various protocols and helping...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    March 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Image courtesy of National Human Genome Research Institute. Its genome, however, isn’t enough to ensure...their low immunogenicity, which means they do not stimulate a strong immune response when introduced into ...
  4. Hot Plasmids - February 2022

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    Feb. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...the Genetic Pertubation Platform at the Broad Institute have expanded the genetic screening toolkit by...separately. The proteins, which are purified via histidine tags, are optimized for SDS-PAGE gels and can ...
  5. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    Oct. 19, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...isotype? An isotype determines several key characteristics of an antibody as well as the role it plays... regions result in several unique physical characteristics of these five isotypes, such as the number ...
  6. Antibodies 101: Monoclonal Antibodies

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    June 29, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Monoclonal Versus Polyclonal Antibodies: Distinguishing Characteristics, Applications, and Information Resources...
  7. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    May 26, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ..., integrated reporter for assaying CRISPR/Cas-stimulated HDR activity) The Madison lab created SRIRACCHA...integrated surrogate reporter for assaying CRISPR/Cas9-stimulated homology-directed repair. Journal of Biological...
  8. Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones

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    Jan. 28, 2020, 2:35 p.m.
    ... from their native conditions of ~0°C, which drastically affects their stable folding and efficient functioning...beyond! Keeping in spirit with iGEM’s emphasis on holistic, community-centric science, our team has continuously...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    Oct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ..., B-B’, and C-C’) that give the feature its characteristic T-shape. The arrangement of the B-B’ and C-... efficiency. Our practical knowledge of ITRs is still limited, but this area of research is important ...
  10. Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters

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    Jan. 18, 2018, 2:34 p.m.
    ...promoters, are always active and thus referred to as constitutive promoters. Others are only active under specific...complexed with cAMP activator protein (CAP) can also stimulate AraC binding to I1 and I2 sites. Supplementing...
  11. CRISPR 101: Non-Homologous End Joining

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    April 16, 2015, 3:45 p.m.
    ...less than an hour, thus a population of cells constitutively expressing a targeted Cas9 should possess indels...reduces breaks and mutations at off-target sites. Christina Mork contributed to the update of this post. Thank...
  12. RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions

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    April 10, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    .... Staining with multiple HRP-RANbodies is indistinguishable since they produce the same signal, so only...fluorescent protein (i.e. GFP, RFP) Detecting GFP reconstitution across synaptic partners (GRASP) assays No...
  13. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    June 15, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...proteins interact or oligomerize in cells? This question is largely unanswered. Ideally, fluorescent proteins...cells (Shaner et al, 2013; Bindels et al, 2017). Still, the data presented in papers should be used with...
  14. Transferable Skills Guide: Cross-team Communication

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    Nov. 21, 2019, 1:53 p.m.
    ...Morgan, our senior engineer? The answer to these questions--which were real, not hypothetical--was clearly...Others in the meeting might also have the same question and asking can help the team identify possible...
  15. It’s Bioelectric! An Exciting Interdisciplinary Field of Research

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    Oct. 29, 2019, 2:52 p.m.
    ... an electrical state. This state, known as the resting potential (Vmem), can be measured as the imbalance...fusion of the voltage sensing domain of a Ciona intestinalis voltage sensor and a mutated version of the ...
  16. Transferable Skills Guide: Public Speaking

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    April 20, 2023, 4 p.m.
    ...Maybe take a deep breath?" Once you answer the question, you need only to take that step. Repeat that ... to be anxious, nervous, and/or apprehensive. I still get nervous quite regularly, and I've had multiple...
  17. Transferable Skills Guide: Problem Solving

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    Nov. 30, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ... while puzzling through your broader research questions and designing future experiments. Being able to...Scientific Method? Imagine your problem is just a question you have about the world. You might do some background...
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