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  1. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...stereotaxic surgery relies on identification of the bregma and lambda sutures and subsequent determination...coordinates based on your own method of identifying bregma but it is best to spend the time practicing your...advantage is you can “zero” your coordinates at bregma which allows you to quickly and reliably locate... limited by the mouse line itself. Generation, breeding, and maintenance of a mouse line is also an expensive...
  2. Plasmids 101: How to Name Your Plasmid in 3 Easy Steps

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    ...case letter to the beginning of their insert abbreviation to specify what species it is. Example: ‘h’ ...amino acid mutation is to list the one letter abbreviation of the wild type amino acid immediately followed... Methionine (Met) followed by the one letter abbreviation of the mutated amino acid currently at that ...
  3. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    .... All of this is possible without double-strand breaks (DSBs) or donor DNA templates.  Figure ...Homology-directed repair (HDR) stimulated by double strand breaks has been widely used to generate precise changes...initial nick site (to avoid creating a double strand break), increasing editing efficiencies 2-3-fold. However...Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or donor DNA. Nature, 576(7785), 149–157. https...
  4. What's the Best Way to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA?

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    ...pH can denature, break, and even change the DNA sequence. High pH favors the breakage of the hydrogen ...the two helixes. Low pH instead results in the breakage of the ester bonds responsible for the sugar backbone...
  5. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    ...100 ug/mL Bleomycin glycopeptide Induces DNA breaks Bactericidal 5-100 ug/mL Erythromycin macrolide...antibiotics are stable in powder form, but quickly breakdown in solution. Storing aliquots at -20oC and avoiding...antibiotics viable for at least 6 months. Ampicillin breaks down especially fast and plates should be used ...
  6. Learning Technical Skills at a Lab Central Workshop

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    ...block chairs in the hallway for people to take a break and relax. Companies at LabCentral get access to...of experimental services and expertise without breaking their bank accounts. When I heard about how LabCentral...more about one another. They also provided both breakfast, lunch, and snacks. At the end of the workshop...
  7. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    ...post was contributed by Manon Eckhardt and Melanie Brewer from the QBI Coronavirus Research Group at UCSF...guest bloggers Manon Eckhardt (left) and Melanie Brewer (right) from the University of California, San ...San Francisco. Manon Eckhardt and Melanie Brewer are on the Science Communications Team at QBI UCSF. They...
  8. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing

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    ... a task, like writing, and then take a 5-minute break. Each 30-minute interval is called a “Pomodoro.”...four Pomodoros, you can take a longer 15-30 minute break. The method is named for the tomato or “Pomodoro...just one click. Papers can be cited in Word, LibreOffice, or Google Docs. Files can be synced across devices...
  9. R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools

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    ...decorated with proteins and remain functional, 2) break membranes outside of their natural context or 3)...This demonstrates that R bodies can function to break membranes of different organisms. And finally, we.... & Silver, P. A. A Tunable Protein Piston That Breaks Membranes to Release Encapsulated Cargo. ACS Synth...
  10. Antibodies 101: ChIP

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    ...protein:DNA complexes together until you want to break them. Crosslinking is necessary for most ChIP experiences...need extra steps.  Fragmenting  The next step is break the DNA into random, small pieces of roughly equal...sonication, which uses high-frequency sound waves to break up the DNA, or enzymatic digestion. Sonication provides...
  11. How Addgene Creates Content

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    ...know you wanted to know about, like research breakthroughs or cool new tools. And while this is in service...figures and images to help illustrate our points and break up walls of text. Since our guides are heavily used... updating our content to reflect the newest breakthroughs and standards. It’s always a work in progress...
  12. Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System

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    ...a double-strand break in the genome anywhere you would like. Cells repair those breaks in one of two ways...target site. Also, any time you create double-strand breaks, there is a possibility of introducing a mutation...
  13. CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)

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    ...will proceed to generate a blunt DNA double strand break. Cas9 has been studied for genome engineering purposes...cleaving DNA at a defined site to form a clean DNA break, Cas3 locates its target sequence and initiates ...difference from Cas9 is that it generates staggered breaks, also known as sticky ends. Cas12a cleavage results...
  14. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    ...out there, it’s obvious that CRISPR is a ground-breaking technology that’s already had a huge impact on...technique for detecting genome-wide double strand breaks (BLESS), revealed that these mutants do not cause...Non-Homologous End Joining Repairs Double Strand Breaks Get Tips on Designing Your gRNA Browse Our CRISPR...
  15. Antibody Guide

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    ...UV light. Shear the samples using sonication to break DNA up into fragments of 300-1000 bps in length....
  16. A Look Back at One Year of Plasmid Sharing for COVID-19 Research

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    ... including those from Andrea Pauli and Julius Brennecke. They developed a method that uses loop-mediated... acids. Mammalian targets During the 2003 SARS outbreak, Hyeryun Choe’s lab identified that ACE2 is the...genome-wide CRISPR libraries, Brunello (knock out) and Calabrese (activation), from Addgene to better understand...
  17. CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...double-strand breaks, a new DNA sequence can be knocked-in, or introduced, into the break sites. Knock-...single guide RNA (sgRNA) to create a double-strand break works well because very small deletions and insertions...
  18. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    ...10.1038/s41587-023-01756-1. PMID: 37095348. Breaking up is hard to do: Monomeric StayGold variants ...been working to produce monomeric versions that break up the dimerization without losing that brightness...best-performing variant, CAP-Mac, was effective at breaching the blood-brain barrier and delivering a transgene...
  19. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    ...endonuclease Cas9 to create a DNA double stranded break (DSB) at a genomic site specified by a guide RNA... sequence. Users can design gRNAs to induce the break at a specific genomic site and, using the endogenous...homology directed repair after a CRISPR/Cas9 induced break. Learn more about these constructs and the cell ...
  20. The Scientific Conference Poster Session: Tips for Success

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    ...also give you a chance to slow down and catch your breath before diving in to the next figure. Remember your..., but with a little preparation and a few deep breaths the day-of, you’ll handle them with ease. Anticipate...different question than the intended one. Take a deep breath, and if you don’t fully understand the question...
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