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  1. Keeping Up With CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...significant advances in the understanding and application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology are coming along at...of Chase L. Beisel and Rodolphe Barrangou, had applied the CRISPR/Cas9 system to developing an antibiotic...feature when he said, “All of this has basically happened in a year. It’s incredible.” Looking for CRISPR...

  2. Download Addgene’s Science Career Guide, Plus 8 Career Tips from Addgenies

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    ...Career and skills development can happen anywhere, whether you realize it or not. In the lab, you could...don’t think you’re qualified. The worst that can happen is they say no, which is infinitely better than...good, customized letter to the place that you are applying.” - Melina Fan, Chief Scientific Officer If there...

  3. Designer PUF Proteins for Any RNA Target

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    ... The new tool was developed and implemented by applying the Golden Gate cloning method to human proteins...says the new tool might even find therapeutic application in addition to their use in basic biology, for... make the library even better, we would be very happy to share updated versions of the kit.” Reference...

  4. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    ...Academic Job Interview by Erik Snapp Addgene depositor and guest blogger Erik Snapp breaks down how to prepare....org.  Thank you again for a fantastic year and happy reading. Best wishes on your research in 2020! ...

  5. CRISPR Kinome Libraries Available: Pooled and Individual Plasmid Formats

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    ... huge, there are times when a more incremental approach is prudent. What's in the CRISPR kinome library...already have Cas9). Each library consists of approximately 3,000 gRNAs, as opposed to the 70,000 or more...community will find these reagents to be useful. Happy screening! Many thanks to our guest blogger, John...

  6. A new platform for fast functional characterization of potentially cancerous mutations

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    ...need for a faster and higher-throughput in vitro approach. Using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA...and fusions represented in this collection, approximately 80% (over 800) of them had not yet been functionally... viability compared to a wild-type control. Approximately ~22% of the mutations, however, significantly...

  7. Six Spooky Science Stories and Halloween at Addgene

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    ...ve also carved pumpkins (yes, Blugene made an appearance there too) and shared fascinatingly creepy science...defective exoskeleton formations. These genes were appropriately named as spook, spookier, phantom, disembodied... grasshopper harbouring hairworm: a proteomics approach." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological...

  8. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    ...Since the first research applications of GFP were published in the 1990s, biologists have spent a lot... Sattarzadeh et al., Sci Rep. 2015 CC BY 4.0 Applications and limitations of GFP photoconversion One concern...photoconverted, so this technique may not be appropriate for high-pH cellular compartments. Sattarzadeh...

  9. CRISPR Protocol for Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines [Video]

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    ...to explore the paired double-strand break (DSB) approach at a variety of loci. We were pleasantly surprised... size and frequency [3]. There are several applications in which the production of deletions by paired... RT-qPCR, or immunoblotting to detect. Another approach is to target two exonic sites within a single ...

  10. Spurred by COVID-19, Addgene Bridges Plasmid Sharing Between Academia and Industry

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    ...were willing and able to listen to Addgene’s new approach of working with the industry-based scientific ...reduced to days and weeks. As of June 2020, we are happy to have the support of the following organizations...project is complete, Ginkgo will have synthesized approximately 3,000 constructs to support SARS-CoV-2 research...

  11. Future of Research Conference - Remarkable Opening Session

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    ... value and priority put on good mentoring and applauded the new requirement for PIs to include in their... of funding basic research at NEB and got some applause when he talked about how he boycotts publishing...opportunities.  Scientists must do science to be happy so the beginnings of solutions can’t come too soon...

  12. SpyLigase Irreversibly Locks Peptides Together for Efficient Cell Capture

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    ... if there are forces acting on them. For the application we were looking at, magnetic isolation of circulating...out the cell capture system.) Cancer and other applications Addgene: What does this technology mean in the...expression level. Labs have been trying different approaches to improve CTC capture, but I hope that our antibody...

  14. SunTag and Fluorescent Imaging

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    ...aggregation, it’s recommended for most imaging applications. What can you do with SunTag? Tanenbaum et al...flames,” it’s clear that the system is broadly applicable across many areas of research. Beyond fluorescence...activation of target genes, but we’ll save that application for another day! References 1. Tanenbaum, Marvin...

  16. Build Your CRISPR Vocabulary

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    ...called protospacers. Repeats: Bacterial DNA that appears between each spacer in the CRISPR array, distinguishing... are recognized by the Cas9 protein from the appropriate species. Some Cas proteins, like LbCas12a or ...simplifying the CRISPR-Cas9 system for laboratory applications. At Addgene, we sometimes refer to the programmable...

  17. Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH

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    ...inflammation, and neurotransmission. But with approximately 950 different human genes encoding GPCRs (Takeda...GPCR of interest, a Gα-Rluc8 plasmid, and the appropriate Gγ-GFP2 and Gβ constructs. Cells are then treated...plasmids in a number of different experimental approaches. They first assessed the activation of different...

  18. The Blue Flame Award: Celebrating Addgene's Most Requested Depositors

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    ...been requested 100+ times Since we so sincerely appreciate our depositor’s dedication to scientific sharing...plasmids with us. One way we can gauge if people are happy depositors is if they deposit plasmids more than...off! To share your photo, tag @Addgene and #happydepositor on Twitter. All Blue Flames started with a ...

  19. Addgene at the ASM Microbe 2016 Conference

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    ...as #happydepositors who stopped by to say hello. Needless to say we all got very good at applying temporary...six continents who dropped by the booth. We were happy to chat with lots of researchers who weren’t aware...

  20. Sleeping Beauty Awakens for Genome Engineering

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    ... though not all, of these defenses. For some applications of genome engineering - such as certain forms...and improved SB transposase, SB100X, that is approximately 100-fold more efficient than the first-generation...Epub 2009 May 3. PubMed. 3. Singh H, et al. A new approach to gene therapy using Sleeping Beauty to genetically...

  21. Management for Scientists: What Makes a Good Manager Anyway?

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    ...team. It is pretty clear that if people are mostly happy at work, they will work harder and contribute more...contribute to job satisfaction: A feeling of being appreciated and valued This often stems from being included... Need feedback on their work but prefer to be approached as peers rather than subordinates Need mental...

  22. The Stingy Scientist: How the Baby Gel Box Was Born

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    ... supplies every 10 years or so. Actually, I was happy to hear that I am not the only Addgenie who has ...I started looking for smaller and smaller gel apparatus until I settled on using glass slides. With just...this one only cost a few dollars.  I used this apparatus for 15 years before I hung up my pipets.   ...

  23. 5 Uncommon Ways to Gain Career Skills During an Uncommon Time

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    ...chatting makes it pretty easy to make 30 minute appointments with people all over the world. Think about ...are many different kinds of grants that you can apply for. If you are in a lab, your PI is likely working...working on a number of them. Find one to apply to or offer to help with lab grant writing. You may not get...

  24. Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths

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    ...Science magazine. That one I just could not resist applying for. Not that I knew anything about being an editor...constellation of interests and skills than what fits for applied research. I focus in general terms on a couple ...Review and Scientific Publication, where diverse approaches to peer review were discussed. Science communication...

  25. In Vivo Biotinylation of Bacterial Fusion Proteins

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    ...of an experimental protein-ligand interaction approaches that of GST-glutathione. Biotin-based immobilization...lack of site selectivity typically diminishes the apparent affinity for the ligand, especially if the modified...located near the ligand binding site. A selective approach entails the use of the enzyme biotin ligase, which...

  26. Addgene Begins Distribution of Recombinant Antibodies

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    ...community about how the antibodies work in various applications, enabling you to better plan your experiments...the target antigen, and performance in various applications are included in the full webpage. Educational...recombinant antibody production as well as antibody applications. In addition, basic and advanced affinity reagents...

  27. Celebrate Open Data Day with Addgene’s AAV Data Hub!

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    ...form has 5 general question types and it takes approximately 15 minutes or less if you have all of your data...under copyright, you will need to obtain written approval from the copyright owner and will have the opportunity...viewing the data you have any feedback at all, we’d appreciate you sharing it through this form. In honor of...

  28. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - December 2019

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    ...different levels of apparent dopamine affinity, with 113050 offering high apparent affinity, and 113049...113049 offering medium apparent affinity. Plasmid Serotype Name 113050 AAV9, AAVrg pAAV-hSyn-GRAB_DA1h...

  29. 10 Great Guest Posts We're Thankful For

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    ...artefacts in your experiments. Read this post from Erik Snapp, Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College ... membranes. Read the full post for potential applications of R-bodies and to find a video of them in action... to your DNA sequence of interest. Potential applications of the system include activation and repression...

  30. Advice for Moving Into Sales After Your Science Postdoc

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    ...on the marketing or business background of the applicant. However, although this position did look for ...experience or a marketing interest that would be able to apply themselves immediately to the position. In case ...understand enough to relate it to the position I was applying for. After all I was only going to be interviewed...

  31. Mentoring for Scientists: I Have a Mentor, What Now?

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    ...your meetings productive: Discuss logistics if appropriate:  How often will you meet? How does the Mentor...the process of working on them is where growth happens. Mentors bring more than their knowledge and teaching... get a bunch of text messages asking me, “What happened? Where are you?” My gym posse holds me accountable...

  32. FlipGFP, a novel fluorescence protease reporter to study apoptosis

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    ... the self-assembling capability of sfCherry approximately 20 fold by directed evolution. They then optimized...concept that the designed used in FlipGFP can be applied to other fluorescent proteins to create an array...and high brightness. This reporter achieves approximately 100-fold increase in fluorescence after cleavage...

  33. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    ... 3 Applied and Environmental Microbiology  1.6%  1.2% 0.75   2.3 4 2010 167  Applied and Environmental...Genetics & Heredity, Cell Biology, Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,...

  34. Summer SciComm Series: A PhD in Science Communication

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    ...bioanthropology. Studying human health science made me happy, but it wasn’t long before I started becoming disillusioned...drives better after a few drinks. A family member approached me for advice on her baby’s health but adamantly...abstract where the real medical conditions had been swapped with made up illnesses. They were then asked to...

  35. New Neuroscience Tool: The iGluSnFR3 Glutamate Sensor

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    ...origins of the system and explore advances that have happened since our original 2018 blog post. The origins... second generation of iGluSnFR, the Looger lab swapped eGFP for sfGFP to create SF-iGluSnFR. This improved...about other Fluorescent Biosensors A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein...

  36. Crowdfight, a Platform to Boost Scientific Collaboration During COVID-19 and Beyond

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    ...perform the experiments to demonstrate that this approach was useful in humans. Then, one of them heard ...has been the realization that there is a great untapped potential to make science more efficient, open...activity is non-profit and pro bono. If this sounds appealing, join us and help make science a better place....

  37. K. phaffii: Rising to the Occasion

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    ...used Parkinson’s experimental model. In fact, approximately 25% of yeast genes have a human counterpart,...2017). Beyond human relevance, yeast have many applications in food science and biotech due to its fermentation... ancient yeast strains and metazoan cells.   Applications for K. phaffii There’s a number of different...

  38. Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection

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    ...transcription factor library The human genome encodes approximately 1,800 TFs, with >3,500 unique isoforms transcribed...single TF was delivered to each cell, future applications could deliver multiple TFs to each cell, allowing...and/or TF dysregulation. A targeted TF screening approach can not only lead to a better understanding of...

  39. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    ...virtually) will make the relationship stronger.  If appropriate, invite them to speak for your organization, ...doesn’t work out, it’s flattering to ask.  Show appreciation. Send a thank you note or gift to someone who...with peers and people around you naturally. This approach is much more likely to pay off in the long run...

  40. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    ...actually making it happen would increase dramatically. I’m not sure what the best approach to doing that will... communication about experimental methods and approaches. It’s very easy to think that the methods section...

  41. R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools

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    ...(Schrallhammer et al 2012). This made them an appealing target for bioengineering, but it wasn’t clear...actuators that could be used in a variety of applications. For example, you could use them to lyse cells...matrices) in response to pH changes. Beyond these applications, purified R bodies could also perform as actuators...

  42. Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis

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    ...flank the insert. You will need to know both the approximate size of the vector backbone as well as the predicted...you have loaded in each well will allow you to approximate the DNA mass of comparably intense samples of...the gel when the bromophenol blue dye line is approximately 75-80% of the way down the gel will ensure you...

  43. Finding and Joining Your Dream Lab

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    ...does one stand out amongst a pool of successful applicants and get chosen to work in his or her lab of choice...dream lab While none of us will feel completely happy at work all of the time, the goal is to spend as...the difference. Choose a lab that brings on the happy dance at least once in awhile. Acknowledgments...

  44. Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon

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    ...interview or whether your receive the next grant you apply for. After all, the only value your work will have... slide, think about whether the same principle applies to other slides in your deck.  If someone asks ...stay tuned to our website and social channels to apply for our future events. In addition to this annual...

  45. Cas13d: Small RNA-targeting CRISPR enzymes for transcriptome engineering

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    ... exon skipping. Previous CRISPR exon-skipping approaches used two guide RNAs to remove a given exon from...proof-of-concept for pre-clinical and clinical applications of dCasRx. The identification of Type VI Cas13d...sharing will continue to grow, and we at Addgene appreciate our depositors for making their tools available...

  46. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    ... and remove a pathogen. Different isotypes also appear at different stages of an immune response. There... isotype of an antibody so you can select an appropriate isotype control. An isotype control has the same... Isotype controls are used in antibody-based applications including flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry...

  47. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    ...infectivity. Next, the virus must assemble and have appropriate factors displayed on the outside of the particle... production, they can be helpful for certain applications and aid in ease of use. Our lentiviral guide...elements discussed are compiled for reference below. Happy virus making!  References and Resources Kulanayake...

  48. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    ...ready-to-use. While biosensors span the gamut of applications within chemistry, biology, and physics, in this... this blog we will focus on those which can be applied in cell culture and animal models primarily. Fun...Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation: Engineering and Applications. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2019 Oct...

  49. From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD

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    ...guidance and structure. I quickly learned that my approach needed to adapt based on individual needs. For... and disengagement. By tailoring my leadership approach to each person, I was able to create a more productive...tension between two team members with differing approaches—one detail-focused and the other big-picture ...

  50. Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)

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    ...usable product with two 5′ overhangs, so these approaches require higher concentrations of insert to succeed...intermediate won’t just have nicks: it may have gaps or overlapping regions of single-stranded DNA. But as long as...of multicomponent assembly, as fragments with overlapping sequence homology can be assembled in a unique...
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