...improved learning outcomes and the opportunity to make new discoveries. Provost notes the importance of...excellent training in improvisation and the latter making him a more effective motivator (“be like Tony Robbins...thousands of undergraduates. The MCC develops and makes freely available technical and pedagogical resources...transform undergraduate education in the sciences by making a greater number of students active participants...Course-based undergraduate research experiences can make scientific research more inclusive. CBE Life Sciences...

... high-speed internet. Before you begin any work, make sure you know if your audience will be able to access...if needed. And since we live in the digital age, make sure to research any software you may need: cost...communications you create. Wildlife biology and ecology can make for beautifully compelling photos and videos, while...things that cannot be seen with the naked eye or to make things more accessible by including, highlighting...Well-developed content creation platforms.  Algorithms can make it difficult to reach people who are not already...

...doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1323-z Peters JE, Makarova KS, Shmakov S, Koonin EV (2017) Recruitment of CRISPR-Cas...array. Workflow and technical considerations Making insertions in bacterial genomes with the V. cholera...Strecker J, Ladha A, Gardner Z, Schmid-Burgk JL, Makarova KS, Koonin EV, Zhang F (2019) RNA-guided DNA insertion...doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9181 Strecker J, Ladha A, Makarova KS, Koonin EV, Zhang F (2020) Response to Comment...

...targeted by specific sgRNAs. Its RNA-guided nature makes CRISPRa much simpler to implement in genome-wide...the SPH activator paired with AAV sgRNA delivery make the SPH mouse an attractive tool to probe gene-function...screening strategies Although the tools described above make CRISPRa more accessible to neuroscientists, not ... in vivo applications, the tools described above make CRISPRa in the brain relatively easy and accessible...overexpressing genes within discrete cell populations makes Cre-dependent SPH mice an attractive alternative...

...clear plans to connect Genotype to Phenotype thus making progress on the NSF “G to P grand challenge.” Creating... are great for studying parenting strategies and make important ecological indicators since species live...possible to actually silence this gene with RNAi to make a polygamous species monogamous. Anolis sagrei (...CRISPR/Cas in lizards. The Menke Lab was able to make an albino lizard with targeted mutations. Now what...this to edited those brown marmorated stink bugs to make them pink. We’re excited to see new tools being ...

...regulate the Z pathway?" A well-defined outcome makes it easier for the search committee to understand... to be overly ambitious – a common mistake is to make each aim into a 10-year research program. It's a...communicate your story with only the most salient details. Make the most of your limited speaking time. Beyond ...vital task of engaging your audience. You need to make your audience care, to want to know the answer to...Creating a coherent unified story and model can help make your ideas easier to understand and more exciting...

...updated in several years) or they make significant changes that make it incompatible with our software...a problem, but it is these very differences that make our software so great. If we all came from similar...a bag of flour is not the only thing you need to make a cake. The flavor, shape, and texture of a cake...understanding the hows and whys of our users, we are able to make informed software design choices, resulting in software...

...organism of choice. Unfortunately, codon preferences make it so you cannot choose among the possible codons...therefore stall at inappropriate locations or fail to make it through the entire transcript resulting in the...properly. You might then think, “Okay, I’ll just make sure the abundances of the codons I choose for the...surrounding codon choice, you should have some method to make sure the proteins you produce function properly....choice, you should perform a functional assay to make sure your protein isn’t forming inclusion bodies...

...structure and function of Cas13a with a focus on what makes this molecule unique, and the various applications...nuclease Cas13a was originally identified in 2015 (Shmakov et al., 2015). They were using Cas1, a gene commonly... in length and does not require a specific PFS, making it a very flexible cleavage system. LwaCas13a is...excited to see this group of enzymes continue to make a splash in the CRISPR field. We feel that the culture... Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. 6. Shmakov, Sergey, et al. "Discovery and functional characterization...

...exclusive access to data and enjoy reasonable time to make sense of it, with their decision to publish setting...the clock for others to dive in. The real cost of making data accessible A more reasonable concern with ...raised by researchers worried about the effort to make the underlying data easily available, organized ... the scientific community is thus not averse to making data available, but there remains concern about...reader as possible. Rather than adding to demands, making effective data sharing the norm should open up ...

...through some of the most important considerations to make when planning and performing an IF experiment. ...antibodies in a few different species and colors makes it easy to perform multiplexed IF. By using multiple...Some of the most important considerations are to make sure your secondary 1) will recognize the species...Database and CiteAb. The antibody you choose can make or break your experiment, so take advantage of all...your experience, positive or negative, will help make antibodies more effective and reliable in the future...

...Two plasmids that can be used to make inexpensive 100 bp or 1 kb DNA molecular weight ladders were recently... plasmid prep protocol, it cost less than $10 to make 1000 lanes worth of the 100 bp or the 1 kb ladder... than commercial ladders. Are you interested in making your own DNA ladder? You can find the Tan Lab’s...Protocol Learn How to Analyze Your Restriction Digests Make Your Agarose Gel Other Resources Read about Gel...

...calculator can do the math for you and it’s simple to make adjustments for the type of tissue culture dish ...dish and number of dishes used. Here’s to making AAV packaging a little easier! Click here to download the... spreadsheet: We hope that this calculator will make it easier to plan your AAV packaging experiments...AAV Packaging and Transfer Plasmids Here New to Making AAV? Check out Addgene’s Step-By-Step Protocol ...

...available the potential mentor is. If the person makes time for you, as needed, this is a strong indicator...time and resources. You typically have 4-5 years to make discoveries and publish papers to position yourself...most exciting story I can tell with my data?  Can I make better slides that more effectively tell a story...present your research. Face to face meetings can make favorable impressions on potential manuscript or...minimal processing, and low in empty calories will make you feel better and help maintain your health. ...

...twenty graduate student volunteers worked hard to make this Saturday event a success, a true testament ...communication gap between scientists and the public and help make science more transparent. Second, SITN helps graduate...intelligible scientific resources. SITN hopes to make DayCon a yearly event and to expand the conference...is a great idea and a group of people willing to make that idea a reality! How do you share your science...

...Tools for Making Scientific Graphics by Beth Kenkel Find a round-up of tools you can use for making scientific...Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection by Joachim Goedhart Guest..., and fusion location, there are many choices to make. 2. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility...

..., I’m picking two posts that describe methods to make single base edits in DNA. The first, contributed...a thorough walkthrough of how you can use PCR to make small sequence changes to plasmid DNA. This an oldie...CRISPR endonuclease (dCas9) fused to a deaminase to make the transitions at target sequences specified by...informative post. Interestingly, this technology may make some uses of Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR obsolete...

... a job you wish you knew more about – how do you make a connection? An Informational Interview is a great...relationship building through Informational Interviews. Making Your informational interviews productive Informational...phone or video call. If you do decide to use Skype, make sure to follow the rules of successful, remote conversations...many good lists of questions on the internet. To make the most of the opportunity, use a written list ...

...Tip 1: Use color coding, labels, and post-its to make finding your most used protocols & references easy...for you) and place them on an easy to reach shelf. Make sure all notebooks are visibly labeled on the spine... tabs (for different experiments or projects) to make it easier to know where to start your search. Then...track the revision history. Now you’ll be able to make updates to protocols in real time. You may also ...

...contributed by our depositors, Addgene strives to make it easier for you to find the plasmids and publications...and the original depositor. Our citations feature makes it so that, when you cite a plasmid from Addgene...who may be working on similar projects and should make it easier for them to find your work later. We also...process. Special collections pages In an effort to make it easier for you to browse through the many plasmids...