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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 10, 2017, 2:19 p.m....human embryos has been met with a storm of media coverage. But the paper published August 2nd in Nature ...present. Another issue surrounding CRISPR-based therapy is the level of testing needed to define whether...
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Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m....allowing an influx of ions into the neuron which generates an action potential (Figure 1). This light-induced..., must be optimized simultaneously in order to generate a channelrhodopsin that’s successful in vivo. ... -
What's New in CRISPR - November 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 18, 2021, 2:15 p.m.... Prime editing improvements By Angela Holmes Several labs have recently shared some exciting plasmid...systems improve gene editing performance at therapeutically relevant gene targets and expand the application... -
CRISPRainbow and Genome Visualization
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 28, 2017, 3:30 p.m....individual colors to 6. A gRNA with all three hairpins generates white light. All 6 gRNAs can be expressed in a...separate vector. Figure 2: CRISPRainbow generates 6 unique colors and a white composite. gRNAs with... -
Addgene's Tips for Plasmid Quality Control
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 14, 2016, 3:30 p.m....plasmids, such as special growth instructions (temperature, strain, media supplements), suggested sequencing...re like us, you need a strategy for processing several sequencing reactions in parallel. We have a few... -
Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 24, 2015, 3:30 p.m....GBPb-GAL4 (DNA-binding domain); and a UAS-driven luciferase reporter construct. In the absence of GFP, no...create a complete transcription factor, activating luciferase transcription. Tang et al. coined this system... -
Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m....and synthetic biology Synthetic biologists have leveraged the power of Golden Gate cloning into a modular...cloning or Gibson assembly. Another important consideration is the design of flanking overhangs. Although... -
CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 22, 2015, 2:06 p.m....through programming cells. In the context of therapeutics, if you want to program a cell to identify and...Sometimes in CRISPR people talk about off-target interactions. That’s relevant if you want to make sure you... -
Engaging with science and society at pgEd
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 20, 2018, 12:17 p.m.... of society or devoid of social context. This “general public” audience comprises the taxpayers who fund...be affected by the knowledge and applications generated from this research. At both a practical and ethical... -
Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 22, 2018, 1:38 p.m....recognized that genome sequencing projects were generating huge amounts of data that could provide the basis... to genes in other species, but these studies generally leave questions about gene function wide open....