Alex Dainis, PhD  

@AlexDainis

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

Stanford, CA
youtube.com/BiteScized
Inscrit en novembre 2008
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  1. Tweet épinglé
    25 oct.

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

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    2 déc.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

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

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  12. 26 nov.

    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:

    EXCLUSIVE: Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies
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  13. 20 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

    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!

    Thank you SO much and for not only funding our travel to but also making us these beautiful welcome gifts! We love them! 🚀
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  19. 14 nov.

    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 nov.

    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 nov.

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

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    And our paper is officially up on ! Check out the beautiful, dynamic cell behaviors the O'Brien lab is able to analyze live in the midgut!
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