Alex Dainis, PhD  

@AlexDainis

Genetics PhD, Science Video Producer. Let me talk to you about genes. Email: bitescized@gmail.com

Stanford, CA
Έγινε μέλος την περίοδο Νοέμβριος 2008

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    25 Οκτ

    A vlog about leaving the lab, my grad school home:

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    2 Δεκ

    shoutout to the drunk old cyclist who rode by and i on the way to brunch today, gave us a thumbs up, and yelled “hey, NICE couple! awesome!”

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  3. 28 Νοε

    Why don't we watch laboratory shows like we do kitchen shows? I explore the parallels between the two places in my latest video for 's initiative! (Sponsored by Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany)

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    28 Νοε

    Prolific science video producer reflects on her graduate career at Stanford and shares a favorite video — on the genetics of peaches and nectarines.

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    26 Νοε

    Thinking about grad school? Grab a cup of tea and listen in with '11: "Imposter Syndrome w/ Kati Morton | Tea Break" via

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  6. 26 Νοε

    Also do you need a friendly reminder of what is and how it works? I've got you covered:

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  7. 26 Νοε

    Because there's no data release yet, that's kind of all I feel comfortable threading here, just the bare bones of what they say they have done. I have A LOT of questions. If you have questions too, and would be interested in me trying to answer them, leave them here.

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  8. 26 Νοε

    They say that they have done this in embryos for seven couples, and that one has resulted in a healthy pregnancy (of twins).

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  9. 26 Νοε

    But from what is out so far, they are claiming to have used CRISPR to edit a single gene involved in HIV susceptibility. By disrupting this gene's function, they hoped to make the resulting children resistant to HIV.

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  10. 26 Νοε

    I anticipate that news is going to be flying quickly over the next few days, so I would not be surprised if details change or are updated as more news comes out. There's also no published scientific article or data to review yet.

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  11. 26 Νοε

    And this article has the updated news that they are claiming one successful pregnancy so far:

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  12. 26 Νοε

    A group in China is claiming to not only have successfully used CRISPR gene editing in embryos but to also have had those embryos result in a healthy pregnancy of twin girls. News is breaking quickly, but this article was a clear summary from earlier:

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  13. 20 Νοε

    This video is pretty old now, but I remember having fun making it mostly because I got to bust out how I memorized amino acids back in biochem. Tryptophan, turkeys, and thanksgiving naps:

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  14. 19 Νοε

    Also I couldn’t possibly leave without taking a pre-plane walk along DNA at ! Huntsville was full of some amazing places, but this one was definitely a favorite!

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  15. 19 Νοε

    And a huge thanks to all of the sponsors like for making this possible, and again to and for sponsoring my travel! The new friends and new ideas I gained this weekend happened because of you!

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  16. 19 Νοε

    Home from and still so invigorated and inspired by the experience! Thank you to and the amazing team of volunteers for bringing together an awesome group of humans!

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    16 Νοε

    While demystifying scientific topics in her popular videos, alumna Alex Dainis also "talks candidly about issues that hit close to home... such as academic and professional pressure, accepting failure and finding purpose." via

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  18. 15 Νοε

    Truly grateful to both of these organizations for helping us get to Huntsville for ! Excited to put this up on the bookshelf when I get home!

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  19. 14 Νοε

    My vision? That tech allows for more accessible educational content distribution around the globe! You can add your own vision as part of the Initiative here:

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  20. 14 Νοε

    As I embark on the next chapter of my life, "the future" is full of potential for big successes or big failures. But asks us all to think about how technology and curiosity might play a role in our collective future (Sponsored by Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany)

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  21. 14 Νοε

    Oohhhh pretty pretty pretty (and scientifically cool) live cell videos!

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