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  1. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    ...myths that abortions cause breast cancer and infertility or to argue against unnecessary clinic regulations...had been so well-publicized, we might encounter hostile anti-science activists. However, I must say that...in Vancouver, BC, although I wasn’t sure I’d go until several hours before it started. It was great to...
  2. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    ... the wrong address in a different city, you can still develop a successful FRET-based assay since energy... Scientific). These reagents are nonfluorescent until they bind a 6-residue tetracysteine tag (sequence...that can be inserted into the target protein. The utility of these reagents is that binding is covalent, ...
  3. Our New Antibody Mascot is....

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    ...vote on @addgene's Twitter poll. Voting is open until Feb. 22, 2022, and we'll unveil the winning name...if it’s also a great pun.) Submissions are open until Feb. 3, 2022.  The Addgenies will choose up to four...
  4. Streaking for Single Colonies: The Streak Plate Challenge

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    ...pic.twitter.com/mk44J4Gcj9 — Dave W will get vaccinated and still wear a mask. (@GermJuggler) February 13, 2021 Westenberg...over the second quadrant. The process continues until all quadrants are used, hopefully revealing single...
  5. What's New in CRISPR - December 2019

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    ...new CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid tools...of ADAR2 into a cytidine deaminase. This editor still retains A-to-I editing. This system is called RNA...
  6. Top Requested AAV of 2017: pmSyn1-EBFP-CRE

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    ...our viral service in late 2016 and requests are still pouring in! While our lentiviral service is going... they come from and what do they mean? AAV: A Versatile Tool for Gene Expression in Mammals Subscribe ...
  7. Six Spooky Science Stories and Halloween at Addgene

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    ... leave their foraging trail. They climb upwards until they reach a point where the temperature and humidity...enters fish through its gills. It attaches there until they mature and changes sex from male to female....
  8. 6 Steps to Submitting a Resume That Gets Seen

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    ...seeking a first job after the academic bench. Utilizing existing relationships as part of the job application...you a much better chance at an interview –but you still need to nail the job yourself.   See the links in...
  9. London Calling - Addgene’s New Europe Office in London

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    ...been there to answer your plasmid questions. But until now, you’ve always had to call the United States...and depositing (all while our US counterparts are still sleeping). Plasmid sharing in Europe: Addgene’s ...
  10. Antibodies 101: Affinity Tags

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    ...cleaved off from the fusion protein while it is still bound to the glutathione resin, eliminating the ... proteins in mammals. Mammalian purification is still possible but requires optimization and often more...
  11. Antibodies 101: Fc Effector Functions

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    ...process known as phagocytosis.  Other functions We’re still learning about Fc effector functions and all that...driving particular cells or responses. And there are still antibody isotypes and Fc receptors that we don’t...
  12. Plasmids 101: Gene, enhancer, and promoter trapping

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    ...endogenous function of the gene as a result but will still allow for expression pattern monitoring. Enhancer...insertion into an exon, like promoter traps, it will still likely disrupt the gene it monitors due to transcriptional...
  13. Chemogenetics vs. Optogenetics: Which Method Should I Choose?

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    ...activity is also drawn out as drugs can remain present until cleared by the body. Administering the drug once...Designer Drugs): Chemogenetic Tools with Therapeutic Utility. Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology 55...
  14. FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique

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    ...and transformation. While restriction cloning is still routinely performed by many labs, a variety of other... of cloning has its advantages, most scientists still encounter several struggles with these techniques...
  15. Running for Rare Disease, Running for FOP, Running for AJ

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    ...response to tissue damage, have excessive bone growth until eventually the patient loses mobility. Attempts ...novel solutions to treat rare diseases like FOP until a cure is available. Addgene and AJ's Avengers This...
  16. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    ...antibody fragment was exciting, and it wasn’t long until the field was off and running with camelid-derived...So thank you to the camelids who inspired this versatile family of tools, the applications they have already...
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