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  1. Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks

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    ...Rett syndrome experience regression of previously acquired skills such as speech, coordination, purposeful...programs in biopharma. AveXis, co-founded by Kaspar, acquired by Novartis and rebranded to Novartis Gene Therapies...adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector. The editase repaired half of the mutant MECP2 RNA in each of three ...Samaco RC, Zoghbi HY (2011) Adult Neural Function Requires MeCP2. Science 333:186–186 . https://doi.org/10.1126...
  2. To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question

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    ... the ideal codon for every amino acid across an entire polypeptide. Many researchers have created codon-optimization...necessary for proper protein folding (Stadler and Fire, 2011). Therefore, codon optimization may disrupt...1987) The codon adaptation index-a measure of directional synonymous codon usage bias, and its potential...doi.org/10.1016/s0165-0270(02)00362-x Stadler M, Fire A (2011) Wobble base-pairing slows in vivo translation...
  3. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    ...DNA strain which results in two DSBs that can be repaired by NHEJ restoring mCherry expression. Cells can...populations. To develop this method the lab was inspired by work that used an integrated GFP reporter that...fluorescent protein) upon CRISPR/Cas9 homology directed repair (HDR) (Glasser et al., 2016). For TREE ...different reporter proteins. Protein translation requires the start codon of AUG immediately downstream ...
  4. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    ... and therefore may need fewer resources for the entire translation process. For example, during high growth...inappropriate locations or fail to make it through the entire transcript resulting in the production of nonfunctional...that their codons are more appropriate for the desired expression host. This is known as “codon optimization...Addgene now have full sequence data, we recommend directly analyzing gene sequences for codon optimization...
  5. Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity

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    ...skill developed during PhD training. Creativity is required to develop new projects and test novel approaches... all the funding in the world? What if you could hire more people? What would you do with unlimited time...over half of which, when implemented, impacted the entire company. It is important to note that the person...product team is an incredibly innovative group. Our entire company benefits from their policy! Perfectionism...
  6. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    ...be expressed in bacteria, while mAbs generally require mammalian expression systems. scFvs are also small...to avoid animal use by using semi-synthetic or entirely synthetic VL and VH sequences. Phage display also...for the scFv (Gaciarz and Ruddock., 2017), but requires an oxidizing environment to form. When expressed... age-related macular degeneration (AMD) since direction injection to the eye results in high drug concentrations...
  7. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...AAV donor template for CRISPR-mediated homology directed repairs (HDR). Split AAV vector approaches Split...trans-splicing (62%) vector. 4. Sequential homology directed repairs Overview: The sequential homologous recombination... donor templates using two sequential homology directed repairs (HDR) with CRISPR/Cas9. Donor A contains...M, Colella P, Garcia-Hoyos M, Gibbs D, Kim SR, Maguire A, Rex TS, Di Vicino U, Cutillo L, Sparrow JR, ...
  8. Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup

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    ...variety of behaviors, opening up new research directions that were inaccessible with earlier tools. They... in localization to the cell membrane and not a direct change in the fluorescent properties, pYtags are...variations and heat transfer at the subcellular level requires a probe with fast kinetics and high signal/noise...temperature indicator B-gTEMP designed to meet those requirements (Lu et al. 2022). By fusing two bright fluorescent...
  9. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    ...bypasses the 5′ mRNA cap required for eukaryotic systems and instead directly engages the ribosome for... protocol and are compatible with single-end or paired-end read flow cells. FREQ-Seq is an open source... The kit contains all the variant PUF segments required to bind any 8 base RNA sequence. The segments ...
  10. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    ...overnight.  In contrast, a semi-dry transfer only requires enough buffer to saturate the sandwich and typically...without any transfer buffer. These systems, however, require you to purchase expensive system-specific sandwiches...on the antibodies and labels being used and may require some trial and error (Yang et al., 2012).  Choosing... they provide qualitative measurements. If you require precise quantification of a protein, consider using...
  11. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    ...secondary antibodies altogether and multiplex with direct IF, using primary antibodies that are conjugated...However, the primary-secondary workflow (a.k.a. indirect IF) is more flexible and efficient, since you ...primaries for whichever targets you like. Plus, indirect IF amplifies the signal since multiple secondary...design. Like selecting an antibody, some of the requirements are similar to standard IF. Here, we’ll walk...
  12. Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers

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    ... on as a dimer, depicted on the right, with the entire monomeric sequence duplicated in tandem, resulting... with large inserts (>7 kb)(Berg et al., 1989), direct repeats (Ribeiro et al., 2009), and at high copy...frequency plasmid recombination mediated by 28 bp direct repeats. Mol Biotechnol. 2008 Nov;40(3):252-60....Summers D. Timing, self-control and a sense of direction are the secrets of multicopy plasmid stability...
  13. Finding Your Perfect Job After University

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    ... degree. I loved parasitology. However, when I enquired about roles in this field, most jobs needed at...understood why parasitology roles in the field require experience. Working in industry: Microbiology ...redundancies can be made within the company; new staff hired in anticipation of the contract suddenly have less...institutes. The lab at the University of Queensland required a scientist for a 6 month project to validate ...
  14. Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It

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    ... to stain all DNA. Some amount of expertise is required in this process because result interpretation ...serum to be used for subculturing. Avoid using expired products or reagents that have been stored for ...cross-contamination. Make sure you keep all the required equipment and reagents inside the laminar airflow... Biotechnology.       References Degeling MH, Maguire CA, Bovenberg MSS, Tannous BA (2012) Sensitive ...
  15. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    ...systems has led to extreme sequence divergence that requires a multi-pronged analysis to sort effectively. ...efficiency when conducting edits using homology-directed repair. There are 10 subtypes of type V, named...select RNA transcripts, or be engineered to conduct direct RNA editing. There are four subtypes, A–D, with...surface-level function of each type could lead you to new directions in your research. We all have our preferences...
  16. SciComm with the Experts at Science in the News Part 1

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    ...University. Effective science communication is required to promote public support for research and to ...graduate student at Harvard University, former Co-director of Science in the News, and member of the SITN...her PhD from Harvard University, is a former Co-director of Science in the News, and is a member of the...
  17. Expanded Access to Rabies Plasmids

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    ... rabies materials may be required for some countries and may not be required for others. You will be notified... notified if an export license is not required for your country after checkout, and the processing fee...
  18. Addgene’s Newest Way to Speed Your Research: The Cloning Grade DNA Service

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    ...after receiving the plasmid from Addgene you could directly start your digest, PCR, or transformation?  Great... we decided to include 10 plasmids that can be directly used in the research on the SARS-CoV-2. Nine of...experiments such as cloning, digestions, PCR etc. and/or directly long term storage. Every preparation is quality...
  19. The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank: Over 25 Years of Antibody Sharing

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    ...The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB), directed by David R. Soll, is a repository for monoclonal...most popular monoclonal antibodies include those directed against human transcription factors such as PAX7...to Our Guest Blogger!   David Soll has been the Director of the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB...
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