...be easy to get caught up in the minutia of the workday, but that minutia gets much more manageable when...games. In previous years, this event was held at Executive Director Joanne Kamen’s home- a testament to the... the lab was such a master drywall hanger?  4. Utilize your office space too Balance point number 3 with...

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...Liu lab recently used phage-assisted continuous evolution and protein engineering to generate seven new ...J.L., Pandey, S., et al. (2023). Phage-assisted evolution and protein engineering yield compact, efficient...lab recently made two deposits that increase the utility of this technique.  By engineering a light-sensitive...antibodies in Addgene’s collection since we began distribution and has been verified to perform well in standard...

... yourself for potential gRNA sites, or you can utilise several online tools that do it for you. One such...by enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) reconstitution. (a) Scheme of validation for DSB mediated ...mediated EGFP expression cassette reconstitution. When the target sequence was digested by sgRNA guided Cas9 ...is much easier and doesn’t require the extra precautions needed when dealing with RNA (e.g. face mask,...

...the fluorescence pattern is equivalent to the distribution of FP-fusion proteins. Our studies and those... increase in fluorescent signal achieved when utilizing an optimized moxFP as opposed to standard FPs....moxFPs currently represent one of the most inert solutions for imaging in a variety of cellular compartments...cellular organelles: serious pitfalls and some solutions." DNA and cell biology 32.11 (2013): 622-627. ...

...it. Several of these limitations and possible solutions are discussed below. There are numerous GFP variants...fluorescent analogues are generally added to the bathing solution and require uptake by the cells. Which of these...also a better choice for thicker samples. Another solution to avoid autofluorescence is offered by bioluminescent...fluorescent proteins. Luckily there are often solutions for many of the limitations, and the number of...

...anticipated nearly every webcam recording only 1280x720 resolution at best. Some came in even lower.  Learn: While...but due to costs and availability, a traditional solution was completely out of reach for Addgene.  So, ...Addgene. It’s why we exist, storing plasmids, and distributing them to labs that need them. The lab re-opened...Space was at a premium, so I had to figure out a solution for that. Normally, shots require me to get in...

...you’re an academic researcher at a nonprofit institution, you can order plasmids covering a wide range...Institute for Molecular Bioscience has provided a solution for this problem by developing a general translation...next generation sequencing in order to study evolutionary dynamics. By counting DNA sequence reads, FREQ-Seq...surprisingly large fitness effects during adaptive evolution of antibiotic resistance." Proceedings of the ...

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...generation is safer than the first one and can be used routinely in a research laboratory. The risk of generating...used to express your gene of interest either constitutively or inducibly. If your gene of interest is toxic...cells - even your own! You should therefore be cautious about inserting potentially harmful genes into...information and always be sure to consult your institution’s Biosafety Committee before beginning any work...

... the University of California, San Diego. The revolution in genetic engineering techniques is a speculation...the noteworthy work of fiction that it inspired. CAUTION: Spoilers alert! Pre-DNA Era  H.G. Wells, the...negative. But these negative depictions serve as cautionary tales for the entire scientific community and...Trading Card seen in this blog post?Download high resolution versions here.  Many thanks to our guest blogger...

...perspectives, the optimism they encapsulate, and the solutions they promote help motivate you to spend a little...from celebrities falsely claiming vaccines cause autism to politicians saying that climate change is a ...skepticism to promote harmful policies that benefit polluting industries.In March, three climate scientists ...citizens first and scientists second and that it is our duty to tell our science stories in a manner that encourages...communities at Harvard University to studying an evolutionary arms race at University of California, Berkeley...

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... room above), but as Joanne Kamens, Addgene’s executive director, said during our celebratory lunch, it...’ve enjoyed seeing scientists sharing their contributions on social media as well the excitement amongst...community. For example, we started a new service distributing ready-to-use viral preps in 2016 and we just...

..., is a repository for monoclonal antibodies, distributing over 3,000 antibodies and associated hybridoma...1986, to enable basic research by banking and distributing monoclonal antibodies at cost. We distribute...the University of Iowa. The minimal fees from distribution funds our operation. Antibodies are glycoproteins...

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