...crucial if we want to make sure that everyone can be informed and empowered to make their own decisions ...posts, lesson plans, or information briefs for policymakers. The rapidly changing landscape of genetics ...

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...Requiring an additional plasmid for transfection can make these optimization experiments a bit more challenging...experimental volumes accordingly. While you may need to make some final adjustments, this is generally a good...additional resources. References Kumar M, Keller B, Makalou N, Sutton RE. Systematic determination of the packaging...

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... who keep changing their minds and have trouble making decisions. In my work as a thesis coach for graduate...be reviewed, bring them to the meeting. This will make it easy for your supervisor to support you. 3) Explain...articles on our blog Read Joanne Kamen's Post on What Makes a Good Mentor Resources on the Addgene Wesbite ...

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...system), and the third post will describe how you can make your own mutant flies. Find Drosophila Resources...bristly hairs. Females do not have sex combs. To make genetic crosses properly, it is important to isolate...emerging at night. An incubator with a light cycle makes for very predictable work! When flies first emerge...

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...usurped old methods or complemented them in ways that make them much easier. A special class of FPs, the FP...functionality with a single gene Although it is possible to make a timer system composed of two separate FPs (one... This one protein method simplifies cloning and makes your experimental setup less cumbersome. 3. Portability...

...Knockout/Knock-in plasmids Gene targeting methods also make it possible to insert, or knock-in, any gene, tag...instead want to create a conditional knockout. To make a conditional knockout, researchers often use the...floxed alleles. Although CRISPR is very good at making knockouts, knocking in large sections of DNA can...

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