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Altasciences at ASGCT 2025: An Open Forum for All Things Gene and Cell Therapy | By Kaylyn Koenig

Alta Sciences

I also walked attendees through some of our DNA and RNA isolation techniques and our molecular biology laboratory’s experience in collecting samples and isolating genetic material to assess germline integration after preclinical studies. It was exciting to see how much interest the poster generated.

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DNA Quantification with a Plate Reader | BMG LABTECH

BMG Labtech

The widespread use of next-generation sequencing and other high-throughput approaches as well as studies on transcription regulation and DNA reinforces the need for reliable and accurate sample preparation methods in molecular biology.

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A Visual Guide to Genome Editors

Codon

The core of the CRISPR immune response is a guide RNA (gRNA) that binds to a CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein. This article provides a summary of the major CRISPR systems, 2 including the naturally occurring CRISPR-Cas9, -Cas12, and -Cas13 systems, as well as base editors, prime editors, and the recently uncovered bridge RNA system.

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Levers for Biological Progress

Codon

” Nobody really knows without trying it out in the laboratory. I’ve chosen these two because I think they are the linchpin by which we’ll be able to build broadly useful AI models for cell and molecular biology. But these models will become increasingly sophisticated over time.

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Machine learning guides researchers to new synthetic genetic switches

Broad Institute

What is special about these synthetically designed elements is that they show remarkable specificity to the target cell type they were designed for," said Ryan Tewhey, an associate professor at The Jackson Laboratory and co-senior author of the work with Steven Reilly of Yale, and Pardis Sabeti of the Broad. Chan School of Public Health. "By

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Broad-MIT Seminars in Chemical Biology: Phil Holliger

Broad Institute

Although this ancestral replicase appears to have been lost, key aspects of RNA-catalyzed RNA replication can be studied by proxy with the use of modern RNA enzymes (ribozymes) generated by in vitro evolution.

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F. William Studier receives the 2024 Merkin Prize in ceremony at the Broad Institute for developing technology used to produce millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Broad Institute

William Studier receives the 2024 Merkin Prize in ceremony at the Broad Institute for developing technology used to produce millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines The groundbreaking, scalable technology is widely used in laboratories around the world today to efficiently produce large amounts of protein and RNA. Merkin (left) and F.

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