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  1. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    May 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m.
    ...CRISPR-Cpf1 genome editing!  A recent paper from Feng Zhang's lab describes how to use Cpf1 for multiplex...spCas9: ~4 kbsaCas9: ~3 kb ~3.9kb crRNA/gRNA length gRNA: ~100 nt crNA: ~42 nt Requires tracrRNA?...

  2. GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?

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    Feb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...specific behaviors. Chemogenetics uses genetically engineered receptors to interact with small molecules to...Designer Drugs (DREADDs) (Roth, 2016). DREADDs were engineered from members of the human muscarinic receptor...

  3. Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study

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    April 5, 2022, 1:20 p.m.
    ...expression of R-mAbs is that it can easily be engineered. Like humans, mice express multiple subclasses... Gong B, Nguyen K, van der List D, Murray KD, Engebrecht J, Trimmer JS. A toolbox of IgG subclass-switched...

  4. Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments

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    Sept. 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...fragment, Fvs are often produced recombinantly and engineered to be joined by a linker peptide, resulting in...Tomisaki M, Kiuchi T, Takagi J, Watanabe N (2022) Engineered fast-dissociating antibody fragments for multiplexed...

  5. To Each HIS Own

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    March 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...very pure sample. Because binding strength is proportional to the length of the tag, with longer tags you...

  6. All in a Twist: dsRNA

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    Feb. 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...abundant in normal cells and are arise from a ssRNA engaging one strand of a dsDNA molecule; the 3-stranded..., but they also have a darker side. When ssRNA engages one strand of a dsDNA molecule, it does so at the...

  7. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...utilizes a gRNA which is photocaged and unable to engage a target sequence. Upon a brief light exposure ...Rosenberg, M., Hendel, A. Using Synthetically Engineered Guide RNAs to Enhance CRISPR Genome Editing Systems...

  9. Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?

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    July 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...numbers of women participating in science and engineering. “Fix the Institutions” promotes gender equality...Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment—a project aimed at harnessing...

  11. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    Oct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Eukaryota can also harbor these circular DNA passengers. Most natural plasmids encode beneficial traits...Gateway cloning. In addition, scientists have engineered entirely new types of plasmids without clear ...

  12. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    Feb. 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
    ...here!   Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). Efficient engineering of human and mouse primary cells using peptide-assisted...Researchers in the Gradinaru lab have developed an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector named AAV.CAP-Mac...

  13. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    June 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...safety features   When viruses were first being engineered as biological tools, thought was given on how...replication of virus and its infectivity in check. Engineering controls, safety systems that are built into ...

  14. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    July 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... time out of their day to talk with you, so be engaged with their conversation. Send thank you emails ...carefully. And even if you don’t have technical challenges, your interviewers might.  You’ll probably still...

  15. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    April 6, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
    ...Institute website at alleninstitute.org. A classic challenge in cell biology is making sure that what we observe...of the protein gleaned from the literature and engagement with researchers who study the protein or structure...

  17. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...Therefore they make excellent tools for genetic engineering. There are several different viral vectors to...our CRISPR reagents. Please check www.genome-engineering.org for the most up-to-date information. Check ...

  18. Rabies and Neuronal Tracing

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    May 29, 2018, 1:51 p.m.
    ...and deliver a variety of cargoes, genetically engineered neurotropic viruses emerged as powerful tools...Watabe-Uchida et al., 2012). They could also quantify the strength of the inputs by counting the monosynaptic inputs...

  20. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ...tasks, both of which are factors in the technical challenges they can present. Many researchers find themselves....2 (2003): 141. PubMed PMID: 12705861. 3. Chen, Sifeng, et al. "Freeze-thaw increases adeno-associated...
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