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  1. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Gating in Flow Cytometry

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    April 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...detects the light scattered by that cell at a low angle (FSC) or large angle (SSC) (Figure 1). FSC values ...colleagues.   Figure 1: The laser pulse illuminates the cell and is scattered forward at a low angle... you with two measurements: forward scatter (FSC) and side scatter (SSC). To acquire these measurements...exclude all duplicate events (two cells stuck together) from your single cells, as duplicates can’t be reliably...types of scattering that occur when a cell is pulsed by the laser. Within each type of scattering, you also...to keep it short though, promise! FSC and SSC: scattering To digitally extract your cells based on their...passes through the laser beam and causes it to scatter (FSC/SSC), the detected photons can be represented...
  2. March for Science

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    April 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...science’s place in education, government, and civilization in general (1). Science and politics? Science...consequences of a march. Three of these risks include: 1) Lost trust Perhaps the greatest risk is that the ...sister locations on April 22, 2017, scientists and non-scientists alike will march to advocate for science...already come to pass. It may only be by advocating for science education and literacy that this changes.  2...marching for. I will be marching to advocate for science education and literacy as I believe people that...communities, microbial interactions, and science education.  Disclaimer: The views presented in this article...process begins with a testable hypothesis - an educated guess about how some part of the world functions...
  3. Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods

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    March 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...together along with the Gibson assembly master mix for 1 hour, and then transform into competent cells. The...you should consider giving it a try! References: 1. Gibson DG, Young L, Chuang RY, Venter JC, Hutchison...neighboring fragments can be created via PCR amplification with primers that contain the appropriate homologous... tools that help you design primers for PCR amplification of fragments to incorporate such regions of ...assembly meets CRISPR Gibson can be adapted to more complicated cloning schemes, such as those where the vector...CRISPR technology and is described in a recent publication by the Lockey lab (Wang, et al. 2015). In this...aspects of the SLIC methods. First, it uses a dedicated 5’ exonuclease instead of using the exonuclease...
  4. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    Feb. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...example, if there are 10 putative off-target locations you can 1) determine if editing at those sites would...downstream experiments. You only successfully generate 1 null clone and proceed with it. In this case, the ...“Off-target effects” a vague catch-all term for unintended consequences in an experiment. For CRISPR ...sequencing. While this may be unnecessary for many applications, it is the only comprehensive method available...binding by Cas does not always correlate with catalytic activity at those sites, especially when DNA mismatches...For a candidate site-specific approach, mRNA quantification or western blot of putative off-targets would...you’ve tried everything listed here. For some applications, this is ok, but it still must be controlled...
  5. Microbes: Look, Listen, and Tell

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    Aug. 28, 2018, 12:04 p.m.
    ...out these SciComm blog posts. References 1. Bourdeau, Raymond W., et al. "Acoustic reporter genes for... science communication and outreach - if you'd like to learn more about Science communication check out...microscopes and give a similar optical quality (magnification of 140X and 2 micron resolution). I have worked...creative approaches to visualize bacteria in an educational setting. The Symposium on ‘Creative Approaches...from hand-drawn comics (Dr. Sanja Saftic) to educational gifs created by the Amoeba Sisters. Here’s one...Bacterial Genome Engineering Learn about Science Communication using Twitter  Resources on Addgene.org Check...
  6. Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down

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    Aug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.
    ... remains fluorescent in acidic organelles (Figure 1), showing that its acid tolerance is maintained in...follow him on twitter: @joachimgoedhart.   References 1. Zacharias, David A., et al. "Partitioning of lipid-modified... proteins.Therefore, GFP is not suitable for applications that require anaerobic conditions. In experiments...an additional protein module that can report on location. This approach enables the study of proteins in...fusion with GFP allows for detection of genomic locations (Chen et al., 2013). GFP fluorescence overlaps...case when proteins undergo post-translational modification with fatty acyl chains. For instance, myristoylation...C-terminal consensus sequence (-CaaX). Both modifications are disrupted when GFP is fused to these sequences...
  7. The Advances Behind The World's First Personalized CRISPR Treatment

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    Sept. 16, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...may contribute to more in the future. Figure 1: A timeline of CRISPR base editing advances that led...Lander, E. S. (2016). The Heroes of CRISPR. Cell, 164(1), 18–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.12.041...Advancing from this invention to KJ’s clinical application in under a decade is an astounding feat of public...effectiveness varied depending on the chromosomal location, sequence context, and cell type. Multiple labs...of identifying a successful editor. For this application, ABE8e turned out to be most effective. Targeting...editors with increased activity and therapeutic application. Nature Biotechnology, 38(7), 892–900. https:...
  8. Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020

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    Dec. 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...five methods for extracting DNA without a kit too. 1. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular...virtually. 6. Quantifying DNA? Here are Five DNA Quantification Methods to Consider by Jennifer Tsang The...The nanodrop vs. spec debate dominates DNA quantification discussions, but what about the other methods... with plasmids deposited at Addgene! 2. DNA Purification Without a Kit by Beth Kenkel To complement ...
  9. Modulate the Activity of 17 Signaling Pathways with One Kit!

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    March 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... two years. References 1. Martz, Colin A., et al. "Systematic identification of signaling pathways with... of 17 signaling pathways that are frequently implicated in cancer cell proliferation, survival, differentiation... make the library usable for pooled screens. Applications of the cancer pathways ORFs kit Wood and his...
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