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  1. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    ...mammalian antibiotic selection gene. However, it does require a slower transformation recovery period than amp...zeocin resistance by expressing a protein that directly binds to zeocin, preventing it from binding DNA...low rate, there is evidence that zeocin is never entirely detoxified, even when Sh ble is expressed (Trastoy...
  2. An Introduction to Adenovirus

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    ...sense of what AdVs are about – and we hope that it inspires further use of existing vectors, as well as research...response to adenoviral vector infected cells does not require de novo viral gene expression: Implications for...1996). The adenovirus death protein (E3-11.6K) is required at very late stages of infection for efficient...
  3. Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantitation

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    ...to ddPCR. Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) does not require a standard or a reference, meaning saving on reagents...20,000 droplets. Each droplet contains the material required for a mini amplification reaction to take place...for PCR experiments.  References Furuta-Hanawa, Birei, Teruhide Yamaguchi, and Eriko Uchida. "2D droplet...
  4. Plasmids 101: Colony PCR

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    ...Molecular cloning requires some method of screening colonies for the presence of an insert. Traditionally...either briefly boiling the sample before use or by directly adding a small volume of the sample to the PCR...tell you whether the insert has the correct directionality. Verifying the insert sequence with Sanger ...
  5. A Career in Grants: How To Become a Grant Professional

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    ...from long written proposal narratives. Now they require grant seekers to use online applications with significant...to and proof of compliance with the grantor’s requirements as well as state and federal regulations. A ... worked for an organization in a position that required some involvement in the grants process and managing...
  6. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    .... Cre-dependent expression of the SPH activator paired with AAV sgRNA delivery make the SPH mouse an attractive...neuroscientists, not all neuroscience applications require such optimized tools. This is elegantly demonstrated...., 2018). The pooled nature of this experiment requires fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) to ...
  7. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    ...generating reliable results from CRISPR edit data requires the help of robust software tools. As a consequence...of the edited sample. You can also download the entire analysis as a ZIP file by clicking the Download...the inferred distribution of indel sizes in the entire edited population of genomes. Hovering over each...
  8. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    ... sites. In cases like these, antibodies can be directly conjugated to agarose or magnetic beads with commercially... commercially available chemical agents. Directly conjugating the primary antibody has the additional ... particularly advantageous because they do not require centrifugation between washes which can cause loss...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Preparing Pooled Libraries

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    ...the libraries for you.  Starting from plasmids requires amplification, verification, and lentiviral production...efficiency can vary across cell types and generally requires optimization of many variables, such as seeding...Using pooled libraries can be intimidating and require a large amount of experimental work, but with this...
  10. Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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    ...exposed even one time. Doctors and researchers don’t entirely understand why some people develop the disease...one of the best ways to improve the traditionally dire prognosis for mesothelioma patients is to catch ...inhibitor) prevents the growth of new blood vessels required to sustain growing tumors. Studies have shown ...
  11. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

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    ...Addgene Executive director, Joanne Kamens, recently participated in a Reddit AMA (short for “Ask Me Anything..., work-life negotiation, and mentorship. We can direct people to the AMA in the future and link to it ...an organizer/promoter was that I didn’t have the direct link to send people until the day of the AMA. This...
  12. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ...on pEcgRNA plasmid as only two 24 nt oligos are required and the BsaI linearized pEcgRNA backbone can be... in large amounts and frozen for future use or directly ligated with the annealed 24 nt oligos to generate...the above systems are great for experiments that require only single chromosomal integration (ex: genome...
  13. Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View

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    ...recombinase recognizes FRT sites and initiates site directed gene recombination between those sites. FRT sites...with low concentrations of vectors expressing the required recombinase. The high concentration of FLEx vectors...PMC41457. 8. Schnütgen, Frank et al. 2003. “A Directional Strategy for Monitoring Cre-Mediated Recombination...
  14. Important Considerations in Optogenetics Behavioral Experiments

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    ...all the steps and technical considerations are directly applicable to the rat [6]. Technical differences...Principles for applying optogenetic tools derived from direct comparative analysis of microbial opsins." Nature...Central PMCID: PMC3082132. 9.Del Bene, Filippo, and Claire Wyart. "Optogenetics: a new enlightenment age for...
  15. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ...which is ideal for observing and manipulating the entire developmental cycle. A majority of studies involving...most significant advances is the sequencing of the entire axolotl genome, revealing an abundance of genes...year 2000, becoming the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced (Koornneff and Meinke, 2010). ...
  16. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    ... the activity of the original, generated using directed evolution (Tei et al., 2023).  PLD can hydrolyze... doesn’t matter. Plus, for folks interested in directed-evolution methods, the activity-based selection... J. C., & Baskin, J. M. (2023). Activity-based directed evolution of a membrane editor in mammalian cells...
  17. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    ...really are selling yourself. A sales pitch that requires reading two pages or even a paragraph to get to... Simply stated, what are your aims? You could directly state your official aims, but I suggest distilling... and Structural Biology, and now serves as the Director of Student and Postdoctoral Programs at the Janelia...
  18. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    ... developed using yeast display technology, are directed to integrins that bind the Arginine-Glycine-Aspartate...2022). By contrast, LVDP-binding integrin α4β1 required and conferred less force, leading cells to spread...integrins, αVβ3 and αVβ5, participated but were not required for cell adhesion. The results surprised the investigators...
  19. 10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk

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    ...speaking early and often. Two of my jobs have indirectly resulted from someone seeing me speak in a non-interview... research, “aha” moments, and future research directions. Don’t worry if your work hasn’t been commercialized...does follow the general structure and flow of the entire session. I myself have a terrible habit of saying...
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