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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Hope for Tasmanian devils

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:10:10 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Hope for Tasmanian devils Tasmanian devils could be extinct in 20 years because of a highly contagious facial cancer called devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) . In two papers, researchers have sequenced the genome of the cancer and mapped the chromosome and gene rearrangements, and this could give the animals hope at last. Tasmanian devils are world's largest carnivorous marsupial and are found in [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: McGill dances for cancer research!

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:00:39 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: McGill dances for cancer research! To highlight some of the critical work being done at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre , the organisation gathered some of its top scientists, students, lab techs and dedicated volunteers, who turned on the music - and danced ! Thanks to the group's sponsor, Medicom, a donation will be made for each hit to support advances in cancer research at the Goodman Cancer [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Engineered bacteria put sleeping sickness to bed

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:10:29 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Engineered bacteria put sleeping sickness to bed Sleeping sickness is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei , which is transmitted by the tsetse fly ( Glossina spp), a fly that can drink twice its weight in blood at any meal. Though it sounds benign, sleeping sickness affects the brain and can be fatal. Researchers in Belgium have engineered a naturally-occurring bacterium in the fly’s gut to target the trypanosome. [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: The fly: A genomics Rosetta stone?

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:12:22 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: The fly: A genomics Rosetta stone? Fruit flies ( Drosophila melanogaster ) have long been part of the genomics researcher’s toolbox – the basic genetic systems in a fruit fly are common to all organisms, it is small, breeds quickly and its genetics are well known. The Freeze 1.0 release of the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel (DGRP) will provide a new level of information for genomics [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Ever wondered what bioinformaticians do?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:47:02 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Ever wondered what bioinformaticians do? Have a look at the cartoon on Biocomicals and see...

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: RNAi in action

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:55:08 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: RNAi in action See RNAi in action with Nature Genetics' animation and slideshow.

The animation introduces the principles of RNAi involving siRNAs and miRNAs, taking you on an audio-visual journey through the steps of gene expression and giving an up-to-date view of how RNAi can silence specific mRNAs in the cytoplasm.

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: The Genome Engineering Game for February: Ginger Dawn

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:11:20 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: The Genome Engineering Game for February: Ginger Dawn It’s Friday again, and time for a new Genome Engineering game. There has been a rumour that the gene for red hair is dying out – it isn’t, it’s just a recessive gene, so the hair colour is easily hidden by other dominant hair colour genes. This means both parents must have the gene to make red-haired [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Gene survey: Do you want to know your future diseases?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:10:11 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Gene survey: Do you want to know your future diseases? The idea of whole genome sequencing is becoming ever more popular, but it could mean you end up with more information than you bargained for; from your resistance to certain drugs to your risk of developing a range of diseases. But would you want to know? The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute ethics team has launched a [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Hints & tips from Cellectis Bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) custom HEK-293 full kit protocol

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:57:59 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Hints & tips from Cellectis Bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) custom HEK-293 full kit protocol Hints & tips from Cellectis Bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) custom HEK-293 full kit protocol cGPS® (cellular Genome Positioning System) custom technology based on meganuclease-driven homologous recombination for targeted integration in native cell lines. Enables the effortless generation of stable HEK-293 isogenic clones in less than 4 weeks. Ideal for robust gene functional studies and [...]

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Laure-@-Cellectis wrote a new blog post: Hints & tips from Cellectis bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) Custom HEK-293 full kit protocol

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:57:59 +0000

Laure-@-Cellectis wrote a new blog post: Hints & tips from Cellectis bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) Custom HEK-293 full kit protocol Hints & tips from Cellectis bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) Custom HEK-293 full kit protocol - follow the link to watch a video on YouTube . cGPS® (cellular Genome Positioning System) custom technology based on meganuclease-driven homologous recombination for targeted integration in native cell lines: Enables the effortless generation of stable HEK-293 isogenic clones in less than 4 [...]

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Laure-@-Cellectis wrote a new blog post: Hints & tips from Cellectis bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) CHO-K1 full kit

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:45:15 +0000

Laure-@-Cellectis wrote a new blog post: Hints & tips from Cellectis bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) CHO-K1 full kit Hints & tips from Cellectis bioresearch: Protocol for targeted transgene integration with cGPS(r) CHO-K1 full kit - follow the link to watch a video on YouTube . cGPS® (cellular Genome Positioning System) technology based on meganuclease-driven homologous recombination for targeted integration in engineered cell lines: The cGPS® CHO-K1 Full Kit enables the effortless generation of stable CHO-K1 isogenic clones This kit is [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Chemotherapy consequences for mouse genomes

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:44 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Chemotherapy consequences for mouse genomes Cancer is serious, and needs seriously effective drugs, but some cancer chemotherapies can cause genetic changes that can be passed on to the next generation. However, according to some research published in PNAS, it’s also possible that this next generation may end up with unstable DNA that is prone to even more mutations long after treatment, which [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Hints and tips from Nature Protocols

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Hints and tips from Nature Protocols Single-mRNA counting using fluorescent in situ hybridization in budding yeast – fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) allows the quantification of single mRNAs in budding yeast using fluorescently labeled single-stranded DNA probes, a wide-field epifluorescence microscope and a spot-detection algorithm. A pipeline for the generation of shRNA transgenic mice – a pipeline for the generation of miR30-based shRNA transgenic mice [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: A gene for trauma

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:53:23 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: A gene for trauma Why do some people go through some really traumatic experiences and emerge unscathed, and others end up traumatised? It might be down to coping strategies , but genes might influence it too, according to research from Rutgers University . The researchers looked at mice, focusing on two genes related to the memory of fear, to see to why some no longer [...]

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Bad Project - a scientific Lady Gaga spoof

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:40:20 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Bad Project - a scientific Lady Gaga spoof Had one of those projects that just goes wrong? Console yourself with the Bad Project video from Lady Science by Zheng Lab Productions!

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Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Proceedings of the 44th Carnival of Evolution

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:07:25 +0000

Suzanne Elvidge wrote a new blog post: Proceedings of the 44th Carnival of Evolution Genome Engineering is featured in the 44th Carnival of Evolution at the Atavism - and here's an introduction from this month's author. A little disclaimer to those of you coming to this cold, this is the latest edition of the " Carnival of Evolution " - a monthly collection of evolutionary writing from around the web. The conference-like layout is my little [...]

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