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  1. Scientist Networking: What is an Informational Interview?

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    ... from other scientists doing interesting work. Consider this to be like any other research project. You...develop relationships, but if it is not possible consider a phone or video call. If you do decide to use...personal questions can elicit the most valuable insights you will get from the interaction. Most people...
  2. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    ...organism has already been made, and it would be expensive and time-consuming to repeat the process with ...spontaneous conversion did not occur. Tobacco suspension cell culture with cytosol-targeted GFP. White...level necessary to observe a signal. Red signal intensity increases with GFP concentration and saturates...
  3. 2023 and 2024: Reflections and Looking Ahead

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    ...partners, with the launch of antibodies in China and expansion of viral services available in South Korea.  ...addition, we released the MORF collection, a comprehensive transcription factor library, in lentiviral ..., Korea, Japan, India, and Brazil. Through an expansion of our export license application service, we’...
  4. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    ...a new and versatile binary Ti vector for both transient and stable gene expression applications in plants... (GUS) and GFP reporters, as well as multiple transient and transgenic systems, Sahoo et al. showed that... a novel versatile gene expression vector for transient assays as well as stable expression of foreign...
  5. The Michael Davidson Collection: One-Stop Shop for Fluorescent Proteins

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    ..., yellow, cyan, blue, and orange spectra. A comprehensive list of cell markers all tagged with mEmerald...multicolor labeling and FRET. Specialty constructs for biosensing. Over 300 plasmid backbones spanning a rainbow...color variants. The mEmerald plasmids offer a comprehensive list of readily available targets since the ...
  6. In Living Color: The Skinny on In Vivo Imaging Tools

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    ...fluorescent proteins to observe what’s happening inside cells for at least a couple of decades. Green is... PA FPs with light of specific wavelength and intensity allows for optical labeling and tracking of proteins...capable of revealing, for example, how muscles work inside a living animal. For those making use of these ...
  7. Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey

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    ...expanding your knowledge base extensively, you open doors to fresh insights and broaden your understanding...Making the Leap to Industry." He successfully transitioned to industry after his PhD and a couple of postdocs...
  8. FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique

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    ... these techniques and is a multi-step process consisting of digestion, purification, ligation, and transformation..., TOPO cloning, one step cloning, and overlap extension PCR. Although each type of cloning has its advantages...combine the products and digest with methylation sensitive restriction enzyme DpnI to remove the templates...
  9. Running for Rare Disease, Running for FOP, Running for AJ

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    ...put on typical middle age weight and “exercise” consisted of taking walks in the mall. I took action, joined...patients. However, the R206H mutation makes ACVR1 responsive to members of the ubiquitous activin ligand family... to raising funds and awareness of FOP. Please consider running with us or making a donation via the link...
  10. The Open Repository of CRISPR Screens: CRISPR Screen Data in One Place

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    ...for the user. This approach serves to maintain consistency with published screen interpretations and allows...curated CRISPR screen data are also available via comprehensive pre-compiled downloads and via a full-featured...are fully open access and available without any licensing restrictions.    As CRISPR technology continues...
  11. The Stingy Scientist: How the Baby Gel Box Was Born

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    ...labs. Disposable plastic materials are fairly inexpensive in this country and we are quick to throw out... gel on a large glass slide using only surface tension.  It's a bit tricky to pour the right amount so...plastic and solder this thing together.  One of the downsides—there was no cover so you had to be careful not...
  12. Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies

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    ...how Protein A and Protein B interact. You read extensive research on the two proteins and come up with ...antibody against Protein B. The antibodies are both extensively published, knockout validated, and work in your...with human antibody sequences.  Additional considerations Although isotype conversion is routinely used...
  13. Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths

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    ...at our graphics and design editors. How about condensing a week’s worth of the world’s scientific discoveries...like word choice, punctuation, and stylistic consistency. If you’ve ever doubted the importance of copy...in the science communications world, you might consider an internship or a short program to build skills...
  14. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    ...a relatively pH-insensitive RFP variant, DsRed.T3, that’s connected to a pH-sensitive GFP variant, super...lysosome, and degradation of autophagic substrates inside the lysosome. Historically, methods for studying...
  15. Identifying Sequence Elements with SnapGene's Feature Database

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    ...markers and replication origins, but there is extensive heterogeneity in the feature sequences due to ...control elements in commercial plasmids were inconsistent and sometimes clearly wrong. In an effort to...reliable feature annotations. Even with these extensive efforts, such an algorithm has limitations. For...
  16. Virus Protocol - Generating Stable Cell Lines

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    ... short-term protein expression observed using transient transfection approaches, generating cell lines...experiments in a stable cell line, as opposed to transiently-transfected cells, increases reproducibility,...eliminates the variation associated with repeated transient transfection. Some lentiviral vectors deliver ... in the lab by heating to 56 °C for 30 min. Considerations Before You Start The health of the target cell...pipetting or inverting the tube. Aliquot 1 mL of cell suspension (i.e., 50,000 cells) into each well of the 6-...the virus will have higher levels of expression. Consider expanding populations transduced with a variety...expressors may take over the culture. To overcome this, consider generating monoclonal lines from the early polyclonal...
  17. Cultivating Community Science at BosLab

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    ...space where BosLab exists today. Back then, it consisted of “wooden slab benches” set on top of filing ...companies and BosLab has grown into an organization consisting of over twenty members and volunteers. Transforming...biologist with a Ph.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill and has extensive experience targeting RNA with small molecules....
  18. FlipGFP, a novel fluorescence protease reporter to study apoptosis

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    ...caspases are activated last in the cascade and are responsible for the degradation of over 600 cellular components...detected fluorescence within 2 to 5 hours, a time consistent with previous methods. In zebrafish, the Shu ...developing forebrain and retina. This pattern was consistent with TUNEL staining, a popular method to observe...
  19. The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions

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    ...gene expression in a target cell. Practical considerations If you have high quality AAV, you can address...required for the transduced cell to become light responsive than fluorescent proteins required to get a good...interior, causing less particles to be released into suspension and lowering the number of viral particles that...
  20. How to Lead a Great Meeting

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    ...are there. Make the most of everyone’s time by considering the level of meeting you need. Project Meetings...meetings tend to fill the shape of their container. Consider whether you actually need a full hour to achieve...FInd Tips on Picking a Research Project Read Other Inside Addgene Posts Resources on the Addgene Website...
  21. The MTA at Addgene

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    ... institutes, the Tech Transfer department is responsible for managing research use agreements like MTAs...beginning makes the sharing process smoother, more consistent, and more pleasant for everyone, which in turn...including MTAs, is perfect, but it does provide consistency and transparency in an otherwise messy process...
  22. Hot Plasmids - January 2023

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    ...applications such as super resolution, electron, and expansion microscopy. hfYFP is not only brilliantly bright...than most FPs. The group also tested hfYFP in expansion microscopy as well as correlative light and electron...stable FP for your next microscopy experiment, consider hfYFP and LSSmGFP.     Fig. 4: hfYFP retains...
  23. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome

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    ...using CRISPR/Cas9. They are targeting the genes responsible for both early onset and late onset AD. In this...These papers suggest it might work well enough to consider as a therapeutic.” There are many fundamental ...handle on how cleavage sites are repaired.” Those insights will be critical for scientists’ ability to influence...
  24. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    ...found, to providing reagents in an accessible and consistent way so other researchers can use them, to making... can and do play this role, and we take our responsibility to push for clear communication of science ...broader role as Vice President. Her current responsibilities encompass overall leadership of the Cell Press...
  25. Finding and Joining Your Dream Lab

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    ... perhaps surprising, yet important, factors to consider when seeking your dream lab. The principal investigator's...want a non-academic career path?  If you are considering this, make sure to choose an advisor that supports...where the topic of your research can make your transition easier – choose a lab that works on problems ...
  26. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases

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    ... lower background levels and improved signal sensitivity. Another advantage: luciferase reporters aren...Not required Signal strength Lower Higher Sensitivity Higher Lower Background Lower Higher Photobleaching...change in conformation of a single protein. Considerations for luciferase assays Luciferases can only ...
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