... programs and it seems to me that most Addgenies make an effort to avoid plastic bags and to conserve ...conservation in the lab One stingy science project was to make my own glass milk for purifying cut plasmid DNA ...amount of wasteful packaging.  Turns out, one could make a lifetime supply for about $10 US dollars worth...accessed blogs on BitesizeBio is the protocol for making your own Taq polymerase by Outreach Scientist, ...founder, Melina Fan, recently shared our protocol for making competent cells to save time and money. My other...

... and 3' - G and CAGCT - 5' to the bottom oligo, making our final oligos 34 bp each: Top oligo: 5' - AATTC...

...appropriate water level in the water bath so before use, make sure that there is enough water inside....

...DNA, but they still rely on the host machinery to make additional copies. ori sequences are generally high...replication machinery room to come in and get busy making copies.     Types of origins of replication ...plasmid type in your cells at a time? Do you want to make a lot of your plasmid? Is the gene toxic in high..., so if you need two plasmids for an experiment, make sure they have "compatible" ori's. See the table...more copies with the addition of chloramphenicol – make sure your growth conditions aren't working against...

...Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) for each antibody, making it easy for you to determine whether any given ...been, a community resource that supports both toolmakers and tool users. We encourage you to share your...resource. We are excited to work with all of you to make this the best and most accessible recombinant antibody... are some ways that you can participate: If you make recombinant antibodies or other recombinant affinity...get started.  If you have suggestions about how to make the resource better or ideas for new materials to...

...Gearing explains how Cas9 homolog, Cpf1, may make it easier to make gene edits at new genomic locations. 6.... Why and Where Do I Find One? If you need help making a transition into a new job or maybe to an entirely...gene delivery, but have limited packaging capacity making them difficult to use with CRISPR as the cargo....Your Genome Edit Once you’ve used CRISPR/Cas9 to make a change to the genome, you need to check whether...

...within the UV spectrum, while wavelengths over 700 nm make up the infrared (IR) spectrum. When photons are ...advantage of a brighter fluorophore? Strong brightness makes it easier to distinguish a signal from noise; therefore... together in the same color panel. In this case, make sure to compare the excitation/emission spectra ...www.bdbiosciences.com/en-us/resources/bd-spectrum-viewer.   To make life easier, always try to use fluorophores with...worry, there are strategies to resolve this issue. Make sure to check out our blog post on color compensation...and 2) BV421 is a very bright fluorophore, which makes it easier to detect the transgenic protein. We don't...

...the readability of your writing. It makes suggestions on how to make your writing less complex. While I...’s a list of tools and resources that might help make writing a little easier. Writing schedule tools ... should accept all of the suggestions Hemmngway makes (it wasn’t designed for technical writing), it’s...and you can share your library with others which makes it easier to work with collaborators. Zotero is ...

...well-understood standardized terms makes it a lot easier for organizations to make policy decisions on research...positive feedback on “our” MTAs, which sometimes makes people think our MTAs are different than other institutes.... Setting clear expectations from the beginning makes the sharing process smoother, more consistent, and...Stopwatch award and seek feedback as to how we can make our process easier for others.  If you’ve still ...

...action. Instead of rushing in, you take steps to make it more likely you’ll get your tasks done correctly...to employers because they save time and money and make employees more productive. Careers where you’ll ...applicants compared to the number of available roles). Make your resume stand out Before you begin to apply ... need to think of other aspects of yourself that make you stand out. For every role you need to show that...Grad Student to Entrepreneur Learn to Network and Make the Contacts for Your Dream Job Resources on Addgene.org...

...working toward a solution. At the end of the meeting, make sure to thank everyone for their participation and...through a meeting with no idea why you are there. Make the most of everyone’s time by considering the level...grows, so will the length of your group meetings. Make sure to keep them manageable. At Addgene, teams ...last meeting. Use some positive peer pressure to make sure everyone completes their assigned items to ...like to send around a Google doc where people can make comments. At meetings, we just focus on the parts...

...documentation helps make sure everyone is on the same page. Effective delegation allows you to make the best use...expected to DO all the work – she is expected to make sure the work gets done and done well. Involving...for failure by delegating is a bad idea. How do I make sure it goes well? As with most managerial responsibilities...mistakes will be made that could have been prevented.  Make sure everyone understands that no question is “dumb...

...goals. You must understand your own style before making this choice.  How big is the lab? While larger ... the position. Am I choosing the right mentor? Make sure your advisors will be good role models and ...non-academic career path?  If you are considering this, make sure to choose an advisor that supports both paths...is one case where the topic of your research can make your transition easier – choose a lab that works...always be in the zone, but even brief stays there can make all the difference. Choose a lab that brings on ...

...Gel issues usually come down to voltage and time. Make sure to load an appropriate protein ladder on your...issue and can’t figure out what’s causing it, try making fresh running buffer. Old or improperly made running...in our Technical Design of a Western Blot post to make sure you have the optimal gel for your experiment...transfer. If you are expecting low amounts of protein, make sure your reversible staining method of choice is... fairly quickly, even at 4 °C, so when in doubt, make up a fresh batch.  Antibodies We always recommend...the solution used to expose them. You’ll need to make sure the sensitivity of your exposure solution matches... amounts directly, stripping and reprobing. Just make sure to go from least to most abundant protein if...

...transgene has integrated and make genetic crosses with balancer chromosomes to make genetically stable fly ...needs. If YFG is thrillingly new, you might have to make a transgenic fly in order to study it. The process...to worry! In flies, phenotypic selection markers make it easy to spot flies with the appropriate transgene...important to note so that you know what to look for. Making your transgenic fly and downstream experiments ...

...the improvements we’ve implemented and how they’ll make it easier for you to find the plasmids you need....SnapGene powered plasmid maps at Addgene  Three factors make our SnapGene powered plasmid maps far easier to ...identities of most features labeled directly on them making them much easier to quickly identify. Improved ... to paste directly into your notebook. This will make it easier for you to share plasmid information with...their functions. We hope that these updates will make it much easier to browse the repository and quickly...

...At Addgene, it is our mission to make it easy for you to share plasmids. To achieve this goal, we will...and perform standard quality control but will not make the plasmids available until you provide us with...by sequencing. Upload any support files that will make it easier for scientists to best utilize your plasmids...it appears in the Entrez Gene list, as this will make it easier for other scientists to find information...and Mammalian Expression). This information will make it easier for scientists to find your plasmid by...Please review all of the information on this page to make sure it is correct. You can easily update the information...

...antibodies in a single experiment then you will need to make sure that you can easily distinguish each different...before you will not only have peace of mind as you make your purchase but also someone to turn to for advice...epitope target, source, and other information to make sure you’re not trying to choose between the same...different names.  If all else is equal, feel free to make the decision by price point, shipping time, or other...experimental considerations - no other factors can make up for an antibody that doesn't work for your application...

...support for your ideas, invite others into decision making processes, and even interview better! As a scientist...happened to me.) They happen to everyone! Everybody makes mistakes, encounters technical difficulties, and...deep breaths. Then, identify the specific things making you nervous–audience attention? fear of messing...messing up?–and use the three tips above to make a strategy that can help. Even something as simple as telling...learned this skill in its most difficult form, which makes it the perfect transferable skill. Almost every ...

...gelsolin, but any nanobody sequence could be used to make a RANbody. RANbodies are expressed in 293T cells...cells due to their IgGκ signal peptide sequence, making them easy to harvest from cell culture media. Their...staining GFP, RFP, H2A2B   Are you ready to start making your own RANbodies? Great! All of the RANbody plasmids... RANbodies. If you know of a nanobody that would make a useful RANbody, consider leaving a link to its...immunodetection If you enjoy DIY lab projects, consider making you own DNA ladders with these plasmids from Penn...