...serve them better. Here’s a little bit of what we learned. Check Out Our Microbiology Page! The start of ...improving lives worldwide and the presentation made it clear how important it is for us to improve our resources...science education and outreach ourselves, we can a learn a lot from these ASM pros and hope to leverage their...was also a great place to catch up with former colleagues! I ran into past ASM President Tim Donohue (see...their materials! Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn How You Can Use Addgene's Microbiology Pages Read...CRISPR Methods for Bacterial Genome Engineering Learn how to Network at Scientific Conferences Resources...

...2017). Gam binds the free ends of DSBs, which may lead to cell death rather than NHEJ repair, thus removing...they are expressed well. The Liu lab modified the nuclear localization signals and codon usage BE4 to create...also made an adenine base editor with improved nuclear localization and expression. This base editor was... There are also RNA base editors, which you can learn more about in this blog post: CRISPR 101: RNA Editing...al., 2018 BE4max, ArcBe4max, ABEmax   Improved nuclear localization and expression Gaudelli et al., ...editing of A•T to G•C in genomic DNA without DNA cleavage. Nature, 551(7681), 464–471. https://doi.org/10.1038...base in genomic DNA without double-stranded DNA cleavage. Nature, 533(7603), 420–424. https://doi.org/10.1038...

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...of scientists from MIT tapped into this data to learn about trends in synthetic biology and DNA synthesis...database. Through a series of simulations and machine learning, they created a classifier that predicts whether...gene and a synthetic version of that gene was a clear predictor of whether the gene is synthetic or natural...applications in monitoring the accidental or intentional release of engineered organisms. “Is [the organism] engineered...Nielsen, Alec AK, and Christopher A. Voigt. "Deep learning to predict the lab-of-origin of engineered DNA...Addgene blog Read blog posts about synthetic biology Learn more about codon usage biases Resources on Addgene.org...

...on Precision Genome Editing with Programmable Nucleases. Check out #KSgenome on Twitter if you missed ...the CRISPR field forward. To do that, we need to learn much more about cellular DNA repair pathways. An...An emphasis on cellular repair post-CRISPR cleavage When I first looked at the conference agenda, I was...would open not with an introduction to CRISPR nucleases, but with a session on DNA repair. What stuck ...) Delivery The RNP delivery method consistently leads to high on-target editing and low off-target editing... tool supports over 250 genomes, and they just released a brand new CRISPOR manual to kick off 2018! "...

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...start – it is the discussion after that will lead to learning. Listen to our podcast interview with Harvard... take informal minutes on what was covered and learned, especially noting action items that are identified...Harvard Medical School researcher Connie Cepko to learn about her mentoring style. Set goals with a mentor.... There are many advantages to being a Mentor: Learn other perspectives Develop coaching skills Encourage...Encourage your creative thinking Enhance leadership skills Support inclusion, diversity, and open communication...

...back: David Gordon, Jeff Guo, Fengbo Zhou, Paddy O’Leary (UCSF). Our approach is to discover key human...FDA-approved). This is a big job, but under the leadership of Nevan Krogan at UCSF we’ve brought together...preclinical studies already. We are following up on these leads as we speak, with collaborators in Paris and New...affected in various ways by the pandemic, it is clear that we have to stick together (6 feet apart), to...shout out to Margaret Soucheray, Jeff Guo, Paddy O’Leary, Fengbo Zhou, Helene Foussard, and Dave Gordon)... plasmids for coronavirus or COVID-19 research, please email Addgene at help@addgene.org with your order...

...while the alcohol used in the staining process bleached another, Klebsiella pneumoniae. After realizing...safranin, as a counterstain to help visualize the bleached bacteria. The chemistry behind Gram’s crystal ...drop by drop onto the smear until the alcohol runs clear and immediately rinse. Flood the smear with the ...Rinse the slide in tap water until the runoff is clear, blot gently to dry, and then view under an oil ...peptidoglycan membrane is unable to retain the stain, leading to its decolorization. In contrast, counterstain...visualizing differentiations between bacteria, leading to safer medicine and more successful experiments...

...game that would force my students to use concepts learned from previous lectures, articles and books. A game...board with them. My impression was that they had clearer ideas about gene therapy in the following lessons...perhaps the ideas spurred by this “gamification” will lead to new cures for disease someday! Accessing and ...modify BUILD YOUR PLASMID or generate games like it, please freely share your projects with us! This exchange...want to receive our modifiable powerpoint file, please feel free to contact us at: fre-sci@fre-sci.info...planarian tools for teaching developmental biology Learn how BioBuilder can help teach students about Synthetic...

...drug discovery, and synthetic biology. Read on to learn more about the five awardees and their promising...their use as food, infusions of L. taraxacifolia leaves are widely used to treat several diseases. Her ..., the most common type of stroke and the third leading cause of death and disability worldwide. An ischemic...ischemic stroke occurs when arteries leading to the brain become blocked, resulting in reduced blood flow...awards. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn More About the Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant...Expression Systems Synthetic Biology Resources Learn about Global Plasmid Distribution ...

...Avoid star activity. Some endonucleases (for example BamHI) are capable of cleaving sequences which are similar...cloned the plasmid yourself or obtained it from a colleague down the hall, it is always a good idea to take...incubating your DNA with restriction enzymes which cleave the DNA molecules at specific sites and 2) running...manufacturers make High Fidelity versions of the endonucleases and/or supply custom buffers as means to avoid...is not just necessary but also an easy process. Please vist Addgene's resource for plasmid verification...

... two results for your antibody of interest: two clear populations or a huge smear across your FSH vs reporter...intensity. Signals any higher than this may not be clearly picked up by the sensors. You can adjust this by... positive population between 103.5–104.5 for a cleaner readout. A yes-no plot If you are using an antibody...sample (right). Negative and positive samples are clearly distinguishable as two separate populations. Created... data as a dot plot.  To summarize, if you have clear positive and negative populations for your marker...compare between samples. In cases where there is no clear distinction between the presence/absence of your...

...specific. Once inside the host cell, the virus unleashes its cargo – its own genome.   Fig. 1:...access to the host genome requires breakdown of the nuclear envelope, which occurs during mitosis. The most...and dividing cells. They accomplish this through nuclear localization signals which can traffic their viral...PMCID: PMC413431. 2. Bukrinsky MI, et al. “Active nuclear import of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 preintegration...PMC1368960. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn More about Lentivirus Listen to Connie Cepko Discuss...Resources on Addgene.org Browse Our Viral Vector Pages Learn About Viral Vector Biosafety Deposit Your Viral ...

... see by this post’s chromatin illustrations from Leah Bury of Microscopic Art. I started thinking about... we definitely don’t have that you really want, please let us know! And if you study chromatin and want...indicated gene, and you can subscribe to these pages to learn when Addgene receives new plasmids containing these...t see the gene you’re looking for on this list, please consider searching directly on our website. ... 25. 95(5):625-36. An architectural role for a nuclear noncoding RNA: NEAT1 RNA is essential for the structure...Addgene blog post about chromatin--multiple Addgene colleagues and guest bloggers have written posts describing...

...which cleaves the synaptic protein VAMP2, a protein essential for synaptic transmission. Cleavage of VAMP2...ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here.      Listen to this episode of the... it inactive, thus inhibiting neurotransmitter release. How is this light-mediated? The researchers split...split botulinum neurotoxin halves to enable VAMP2 cleavage, and suppresses neuronal transmission within minutes...differentiation. Furthermore, TALEN and ZFN require custom nucleases for each gene of interest. CRISPR-Cas9 tools have...

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