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  1. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    ...have scientists solved this problem? By taking advantage of repair pathways within the cell — in some cases...Created with BioRender.com. Base editors take advantage of this single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) region, using...the SOX2 activation domain (SAD), which recruits histone acetyltransferase to open chromatin, improved editing... aspiring genetic editors can now compare the advantages of base editing and prime editing, an alternative...
  2. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Immunofluorescence

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    ...with IF are immunocytochemistry (ICC) or immunohistochemistry (IHC). All three of these terms refer to...fluorophores to visualize multiple targets at once. An advantage of multiplexing is that you can ask how multiple...choose can make or break your experiment, so take advantage of all the available resources and give yourself...
  3. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    ...HIV-infected reservoir, researchers have previously used histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors to increase transcription... treatment with CRISPR/Cas9 SAM increased the percentage of cells with activated HIV-1, measured via HIV... be more successful. “Shock and kill” has the advantage of killing cells infected with HIV-1 to deplete...
  4. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    ... Tabebordbar et al. Long et al. show that the percentage of dystrophin-expressing muscle cells increases... blot, at <10% of the wild-type level. Muscle histology is improved, with vastly reduced inflammation ...delivery must be optimized to: 1. Reach a high percentage of muscle cells throughout the body, especially...
  5. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    ... of the gel. For small proteins, use a higher percentage of acrylamide to increase migration resistance...improve separation. For large proteins, reduce the percentage of acrylamide. To further improve resolution,...and references References Aydin S (2015) A short history, principles, and types of ELISA, and our laboratory...
  6. Make a Splash: Notions of Scientific Impact Are Evolving

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    ...articles, Anurag Acharya and colleagues report, the percentage of citations to articles in non-elite journals... recently reported that the most cited work in history is a 1951 description of an assay to determine ...
  7. Who Gives a Tweet? 9 Facts About Scientists on Twitter

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    ...modified from Ke et al. 2017. 1. Among scientists, historians have the most Twitter users. Biologists rank .... The #1 (re)tweeted domain by scientists was Instagram Social media and news sites were also popular....
  8. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    ...Additionally, the presence of a plasmid is disadvantageous from the bacterium's perspective – a plasmid-containing...How else can antibiotics be used in the lab? Historically, antibiotics have also been used to disrupt ...
  9. Science Career Options

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    ...technology, and good computer skills will give you an advantage. Strong writing, computer skills (Word, Excel,...hobbies and volunteer experiences, as well as work history can really show that you have some of the abilities...
  10. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    ...CRISPR tools, without compromising their strategic advantages in gene editing, while keeping the system to ...multiplex genome engineering of crops or allow for sophisticated CRISPR screenings that would perturb the unprecedented...
  11. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    ...have enhanced the ability of labs to answer sophisticated questions about cellular processes. Currently... et al., 2008), and monitor neuronal activity (voltage sensors), to name a few.   Find Many FRET-Based...
  12. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    ...sticky ethical dilemmas to dark episodes in the history of eugenics and research misconduct. Past ethical...who are interested in such careers should take advantage of their academic environment and attend seminars...
  13. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    ...isotypes and subclasses. They each have their own advantages. Since monoclonal antibodies contain a single...Antibody to Mouse Tissue Sections. In Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry (Vol. 46, Issue 8, pp. ...
  14. Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR

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    ... PAM requirement, and how these proteins are advantageous in today’s genome editing landscape. The need...Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility History of CRISPR Cas – A Tale of Survival and Evolution...
  15. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    ... 10 more years to obtain FDA approval and make history in the form of Luxturna™. A better vector for ...Naldini,L., 2015. Gene Therapy returns to centre stage. Nature Vol 526, p.351. PubMed PMID: 26469046. 6...
  16. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    ...expansion.  In some cases, labels are added after this stage.  Step 4: Expand! (Typically by just adding water... L (2022) Super-resolution microscopy: a brief history and new avenues. Philosophical Transactions Royal...
  17. AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?

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    ...wild-type AAV2 stocks (Grimm et al., 1999). The percentage of genome-containing viral capsids is typically...Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) Historically, a quantitative DNA hybridization method (DNA...
  18. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

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    ...post-injection. Livers from these mice were histologically normal and liver injury markers were not increased...also be packaged into AAV. NmeCas9 has the added advantage that it can be turned off by anti-CRISPR proteins...
  19. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    ...as well as health-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from human saliva. SHERLOCKv2 provides... a different PAM site and generates 5’ and 3’ staggered ends after dsDNA breaks. The Doudna lab discovered...
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