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Special Collections
  • Genome Engineering

    Includes CRISPRs, TALENs, and zinc fingers for targeted genome editing.

  • Fluorescent Proteins

    Find vectors for fluorescent protein tagging here.

  • Optogenetics

    Tools such as channelrhodopsins, GCaMPs, GECOs, VSFPs, and more.

  • Empty Backbones

    Plasmids for expression, knockdown and cloning.

  • Stem Cell Factors

    Transient, conditional, and stable expression of c-Myc, Klf4, Oct3/4, Nanog, Lin28, and Sox2 for ESCs and iPSCs.

  • See More Collections

    Decipher shRNA libraries, the human kinase ORF collection, and more.

Announcements
  • Holiday Schedule

    Addgene will be closed from December 23 to December 27. For details, see our Holiday shipping schedule.

  • Read All About It!

    Addgene's Holiday Newsletter is here and it includes the newest hot plasmids, our blog, and more

  • Interested in Optogenetics?

    Learn about the LITE plasmids from Feng Zhang's lab on our new blog or find the plasmids

  • Plasmids for In Vivo Imaging

    We've added a new page to our Fluorescent Protein Guide. Find plasmids with FPs suitable for in vivo imaging

  • Updated CRISPR/Cas9 Plasmid Guide

    Find the newest additions to Addgene's CRISPR/Cas9 plasmid collection

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