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  1. 3 Tips to Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells

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    Sept. 5, 2017, 1:58 p.m.
    ...In mammalian cells such as stem cells, HDR is relatively rare and DSBs are predominantly repaired by NHEJ... or guide RNA blocking mutations? This depends entirely on the locus you are editing, and if the blocking...experiments with blocking mutations, we still weren’t entirely happy with our editing outcomes and in many cases...mutation were on the same oligo, the intended mutation rarely got in. It seemed that the cell was only using ...characterize this phenomenon and found a general relationship between the distance of a mutation from the ...(and let them cut close).   Figure 2: Relationship between cut site to mutation distance and editing...mutations When thinking further about the distance relationship described above, we realized that, in addition...
  2. Filming Science Videos in the Age of Social Distancing

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    May 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...that’s only good once. Even when things return to relative normalcy, I’ll be incorporating that mobile monitor... live on set, but peering at a 7-inch wireless monitor. Wireless video technology has gotten very impressive...Besides the muffled voices beneath masks, humans rely on mouths to help them hear and read emotional cues... video: So first things first was getting that wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver, to beam the camera’...could work with that.  Focus: Next up, I found a wireless follow focus system. Follow focus systems allow...Monitor: I then set up a monitor connected to the wireless transmitter and an iPad in the office next door...Figure 4: The remote directing setup, complete with wireless video receiver, camera control, and extra hand...
  3. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

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    Oct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...research on these institutions, we can say with relative certainty that just over 40% of current postdocs...Future of Research, we think this is a good thing. Reliance on a cheap trainee workforce has clearly not been... do so on their own terms. They must feel very relieved not to be going through the urgent scramble of...
  4. Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR

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    Aug. 2, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...these duplications (slightly larger bands sizes relative to the original template). Due to the small difference...plasmid context). The technique is also highly relevant in this age of CRISPR; site-directed mutagenesis...parental plasmid (or other). This is particularly relevant in cases where a large plasmid with multiple functional...
  5. CRISPR 101: Any Base Transversion Editors

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    April 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Like other transversion editors, this editor had relatively high indel rates ranging from 4.7% to 30% at ...was on its way! All base editors up to this point relied on deaminase enzymes, either to directly accomplish...
  6. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
    ...Uses of biotin in molecular biology Biotin is a relatively small, water soluble molecule that does not interfere...of some other common applications and links to relevant papers and webpages are listed below: EMSA (Electrophoretic...
  7. Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference

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    June 17, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...raw %}{"no_follow":false,"open_in_new_tab":true,"rel":"noopener","sponsored":false,"url":{"content_id"...transfection or viral delivery of a plasmid. RNAi is an umbrella term for a number of different applications that...years before CRISPR burst on to the scene. shRNAs reliably knock down a target gene but have a lot of off-target...
  8. Evolution of Lab Techniques

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    June 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...technologies nanopore-based DNA sequencing machines are relatively small meaning that DNA sequencing could move ...next-generation sequencing techniques do not typically rely on Sanger sequencing but instead use methods like...
  9. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2025

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    Nov. 11, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
    ...revolutionized biotechnology — partly because of its relative simplicity as a gene editing system. Despite that...as AAV Packaged on Request) will be useful for related studies in other brain regions, cell types, and.... To better understand this transfer, the Simon Grelet Lab developed MitoTRACER, a retroviral-based reporter... mitochondria (Hoover et al., 2025). MitoTRACER relies on a Cre-lox switch to turn recipient cells from...cells take up the Cre-tagged mitochondria, Cre is released, translocates to the nuclease, and excises the...
  10. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    July 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...long been extremely useful in the lab – they are relatively small and easy to work with, making them the ...the day, March 16, 2014, that I got my first preliminary results from a CRISPR genome editing experiment...
  11. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    Jan. 26, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... when the genome editing frequency is low, the relative abundance of exon-skipped mRNA is high, likely...and large animal models with mutations in human-relevant exons 45-55, rather than in the traditional exon...
  12. Important Considerations When Using AAVs

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    June 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    .... Speed: AAV transduction experiments are relatively quick. We have found that expression occurs quickly...roles of certain cell types in locomotion. We have relied heavily upon AAV vectors to deliver chemogenetic...AAV selection, there are three important factors related to location. Location (1): What tissue? Location... (2007): 1740-1743. PubMed PMID: 17882145. 2. Zincarelli, Carmela, et al. "Analysis of AAV serotypes 1...
  13. Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork

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    Nov. 28, 2017, 2 p.m.
    ...course, many types of teams. Some teams may be relatively permanent; some teams may only need to exist ...
  14. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    June 8, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...neurodegenerative disease because they had close relatives suffering from similar diseases. Others were inspired...t know yet has helped me cultivate stronger relationships with my labmates. Sometimes what I thought was...
  15. How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    Sept. 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the intended edit must be in a 5 - 10 nt window relative to the PAM, and bystander edits are possible if...introduction of a specific mutation, one generally relies on homology directed repair (HDR) to incorporate...along with the single cell clone (although this is rarely done). When targeting a dsDNA break for HDR, the... has been shown that the FANTOM database, which relies on CAGE-seq to directly capture the mRNA cap, provides...
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