...consensus sequence for the addition of a poly(A) tail, the addition of a poly(A) tail on a prokaryotic transcript...regulatory elements, such as the polyadenylation or poly(A) signal. While many studies focus on promoter ...in the RNA transcript followed by a weakly bound poly-uracil tract as shown in the figure to the right...eukaryotic-specific process, prokaryotes also add poly(A) tails to certain RNAs. Unlike the eukaryotic ...added to any accessible 3' end. The presence of the poly(A) tail targets the RNA to the degradosome, which...protected by secondary structure. It is thought that poly(A)s are used to control the cellular concentration...available for polyadenylation. The addition of the poly(A) tail is important for stability of the mRNA, ...

... science policy, there is often discussion of “big P” and “little p” policy.  “Big P” policy is what you...about where science policy happens.  When do you do science policy? Many science policy training programs... is science policy?”  I have been asked this many times throughout my short science policy career and ...importantly, how, of a science policy career.  Who does science policy? I’ve intentionally started with... many science policy professionals that entered the field from a more traditional policy background, learning...to start. What is science policy? THE IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION. Science policy is the work you do to creatively...pressures including economic, cultural, and political. Science policy looks differently depending on how and...

...1: EvolvR consists of an error-prone polymerase (PolI) that is fused to a nicking Cas9. A guide directs...nicks its target DNA (left). Cas9 dissociates and PolI binds (middle) and extends from the 3' end of the...which was expected since the processivity window of PolI is 15-20 bp. EvolvR’s on-target mutagenesis rate...EvolvR: (1) two additional mutations to PolI3M generated PolI5M which increased EvolvR’s mutagenesis rate...conditions. Expression of an error prone polymerase I (PolI3M) is capable of mutagenesis in E. Coli, but this... system has two key components: the error prone PolI3M that’s fused to a nicking Cas9 (nCas9). Similar...introduce mutations. However, by using nCas9 to direct PolI3m to a particular genomic loci, EvolvR allows for...

... Plasmid tRNA Synthetase Expression Host pMAH-POLY Polyspecific aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Mammalian...protein of interest: you just don’t know it yet! The poly-histidine tag often used for protein purification...Green Tc: CCPGCC 50 40-72 Intact Cells Cy3NTAc Poly His  44 35-63 Plasma membrane protein, permeabilized...Lumio Red Tc: CCPGCC 48 38-70 Intact Cells Cy3NTAc Poly His  63 50-90 Plasma membrane protein, permeabilized...Lumio Red Tc: CCPGCC 54 42-78 Intact Cells Cy3NTAc Poly His  65 52-94 Plasma membrane protein, permeabilized...

...J, Plank C, Aneja MK, Rudolph C (2019) Segmented poly(A) tails significantly reduce recombination of plasmid...

...transcription started by 5' LTR by the addition of a poly A tract just after the R sequence. This post...

...ends were modified slightly with either a 1-7 base poly(U)tail in tRNA-gRNA constructs or a 1-4 base tail...

...secondary antibody depends on whether you are using poly- or monoclonal primary antibodies. Some secondary...

...used for purification as elution requires low pH poly His HHHHHH  0.8 Affinity and Purification Very small...

...reading frames (ORFs) which often terminate with a poly(A). ORF2 encodes endonuclease and reverse transcriptase...

...civilization in general (1). Science and politics? Science is an apolitical process for seeking knowledge. The...inclusion of science to inform policy (17). The facts surrounding a matter or policy should have more weight ...science rallies scientists to political action, and inspires politicians and citizens to include science... again. No part of this process is inherently political so why is there a march in Washington, D.C., the... the seat of the United States government? Politics and science are intrinsically linked: governments ...when we drop them. Scientific realities limit what policy can do and, in this way, science has always been...been related to government and, consequently, politics. More concretely, scientists gather information ...

...Sharing Policy Discussion PLOS’ New Data Policy: Public Access to Data PLOS’ New Data Policy: Part Two...advice about the scope of the policy. End of story? Not quite. The PLOS policy on data access is a formal...clarified what the policy intent was and provided an FAQ list to further explain the policy. The fact that...year when it announced its data access and sharing policy. Since early March, the open access publisher has...the research reported in PLOS publications. The policy was not an overnight revelation, rather it was ...reasonable. PLOS has since clarified their data sharing policy and recently announced that of the 16,000 manuscripts...agencies (e.g. Wellcome Trust, NIH Data Sharing Policies, etc.) and is founded on the principle that scientific...

...approach policy makers take in abusing climate science skepticism to promote harmful policies that benefit...move slowly, news about possible broad changes to policies seems to break everyday. Many researchers and ...participation in government, evidence to inform policies, a protected place to work, funding for science...medicines, technologies, defense, and governing policies are developed primarily by wishful thinking. The...rains, it was weather befitting of the ominous political climate in which American scientists find themselves...scientists found themselves not too long ago.   From policies that “muzzle” government scientists to the de-...Canada.  Outside the lab, she dabbles in science policy, public outreach, and restorative justice.  Follow...

...path to science policy and science communication A career in science communication or policy requires broad... space of science education, communication, and policy. In this post, I hope to tell you a little more...technologies and as societal participants in the political process. My role at pgEd I have always been very...attending seminars in bioethics, public health, science policy, and science and technology studies (STS). I also...genetics research, their applications and regulatory policies; keeping tabs on the conversation about genetics...posts, lesson plans, or information briefs for policymakers. The rapidly changing landscape of genetics ...seminars, symposia, or courses in social, health or policy-related topics, as time permits. Also seek out ...

... impossible to interpret. Polishing the fiber optics with diamond polishing paper of sequentially increasing... second key point; the fiber optics need to be polished to significant smoothness to prevent drastic loss...its output with a light meter before and after polishing. Efficiency of the implant should be at least ... output. The same considerations apply to the polishing and preparation of the patch cable (although you...

... how much they get paid. Institutional salary policies are one indicatator of how salaries may changes... 2014, 89% of institutions had a minimum salary policy: of those, 51% of institutions set their postdoctoral...National Postdoctoral Association Institutional Policy Report 2014). However, ~30% set their minima lower...lower. Furthermore, 7% did not enforce these policies. It is unclear how many postdocs are at each of ...only is this in direct contradiction to explicit policies set up other institutions (like University of ...

... be disposed of following your lab’s biohazard policies. Administering Virus Many virus experiments involve... accident-prone researchers. Note that safety policies will vary slightly from organization to organization...with your specific organization/department/lab’s policies – basically, you’ll need to get trained in each...

...Iodice C, Polishchuk EV, Sommella A, Colecchi L, Rossi S, Simonelli F, Giunti M, Bacci ML, Polishchuk RS, Auricchio...Marrocco E, Rossi S, Giunti M, Palfi A, Farrar GJ, Polishchuk R, Auricchio A (2013) Effective delivery of large...

...include training or teaching others, research, and policy development. Every worker at every level does better...all times when making decisions, assignments and polices. Sometimes the boss has to be the boss and make...

...guest blogger David Mellor! David Mellor leads the policy and incentive programs at the Center for Open Science...reduced bias in scientific research. These include policies for publishers and funders in the Transparency...