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[[ |In silico cloning of pdCas9 construct]]
 
[[ |In silico cloning of pdCas9 construct]]
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*Students perform steps used in classic cloning using free, online DNA manipulation interface using protocols that can be completed in remote teaching format
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*Useful when timing doesn't allow for at-the-bench cloning laboratory exercise
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*Provides background details on methods used for plasmid construction that are important in laboratory exercises focused on the steps after cloning
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*Steps for optional at-the-bench confirmation digest laboratory exercise included
  
[[ |Optimizing sgRNA design to further increase ethanol yield]]
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Optimizing sgRNA design to further increase ethanol yield (coming soon!)
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*Students analyze datasets collected in previous semesters to design an optimized sgRNA sequence using protocols that can be completed in remote teaching format

Revision as of 14:27, 2 August 2020

CRISPRi as a teaching tool for inquiry-based investigations

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<center>developed by Noreen L. Lyell
Instructor in the Department of Biological Engineering, MIT


Overview

Laboratory exercises

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Related modules

[[ |In silico cloning of pdCas9 construct]]

  • Students perform steps used in classic cloning using free, online DNA manipulation interface using protocols that can be completed in remote teaching format
  • Useful when timing doesn't allow for at-the-bench cloning laboratory exercise
  • Provides background details on methods used for plasmid construction that are important in laboratory exercises focused on the steps after cloning
  • Steps for optional at-the-bench confirmation digest laboratory exercise included

Optimizing sgRNA design to further increase ethanol yield (coming soon!)

  • Students analyze datasets collected in previous semesters to design an optimized sgRNA sequence using protocols that can be completed in remote teaching format