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TypeBlog Post...wanted to continue doing research, Doench went on to apply to graduate school at MIT. Doench excitedly remembers...Harlow’s group at Harvard Medical School and then applied to work at the Broad Institute: “The model that...
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Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors
TypeBlog Post...should die within 3-5 days and resistant colonies appear in about 10-14 days depending on how quickly your...culture to suppress bacterial growth, and is not appropriate for mammalian selection – do not confuse this... -
Weighing Reagents Protocol
TypeProtocol...the basics of how to weigh reagents. Wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) prior to ...contain the reagent while on the balance, and an appropriately sized container to put the reagent in. For some...container. Dispose of the excess material into an appropriate waste container if the material is biohazardous...biohazard solid waste container. Conclusion Appropriately weighing reagents is important to ensure the... -
Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems
TypeBlog Post...reactions by mixing this isolated plasmid DNA with appropriate sequencing primers, and hand deliver them to ...standards are met, we are taking a unique hybrid approach compared to our standard pipeline. For the first... -
Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors
TypeBlog Post... SpCas9. In order to expand the gene-editing applications and targeting scope of ABEs David Liu’s lab ...faster deamination rate so that deamination can happen before Cas homologs let go. The Liu lab developed... -
Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)
TypeBlog Post...repair, or replication, or any number of CRISPR applications and thought “OK, but how does this work in the...Chromosome Organization Keystone Symposium. As it happens, there are a lot of scientists who not only remember... -
Q&A with Karen Katz and Carl Paratore, the Newest Members of the Addgene Board of Directors
TypeBlog Post...Juan R. Torruella, U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. She served as in-house counsel at St. Elizabeth...responsible for bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness ... -
Antibodies 101: Monoclonal Antibodies
TypeBlog Post... Antibodies: Distinguishing Characteristics, Applications, and Information Resources. ILAR Journal 46:... the Addgene blog Learn more about research applications for antibodies in Intro to Antibodies Read about... -
Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1
TypeBlog Post...methods relied solely on Cas9. Overall, these approaches have two main drawbacks: 1) Most rely on transfection... a simple and effective method with multiple applications (in vitro, in vivo, transfection, viral transduction... -
Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?
TypeBlog Post...this need in the community, we approached it in the way Addgene approaches everything; we asked ourselves... -
GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible
TypeBlog Post...function relationships or, in more practical applications, allow a protein to be more effectively used...the creation of many new tools and potential applications. But this focus on development, along with the... -
Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype
TypeBlog Post...not yet understood, one thing is clear: this application opens a lot of doors in neuroscience. The retrograde...retrograde serotype also has promising therapeutic applications; it can enhance therapeutic delivery across ... -
Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry Controls
TypeBlog Post...ll need a few controls specific to flow as an application. These controls will allow you to distinguish...isotype control. Pro tip! Many companies will have appropriate isotype controls linked on their commercial antibody... -
How Addgene Creates Content
TypeBlog Post...antibody and content team, we identified what applications should be included and what basic information...we usually make figures in BioRender or use appropriately licensed and cited figures from papers or image... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog Post... the appropriate ligand to activate the G proteins. It is estimated that there are approximately 950 different... -
The Many Reasons for Irreproducible Research- and a Vaccine to Eradicate It
TypeBlog Post...researchers (or your own from years ago!) do you really appreciate how few details are provided in most published...important enough to be answered and the methods are appropriate to answer those questions, the article is given... -
Hot Plasmids December 2018 - C. elegans RNAi, TurboID, Detecting Viral Outbreaks, and Protein Binding Specificity Tools
TypeBlog Post...TurboID and miniTurbo podcast segment A fundamental approach to studying membranes, organelles, and other subcellular...directed evolution to create APEX2. They have now applied the same directed evolution technique to the biotin... -
REPLACR Mutagenesis: Replacing In Vitro Recombination Methods
TypeBlog Post...product is then digested and ligated into an appropriate vector. Gibson Assembly, GeneArt Cloning, and...assembly methods are preferred. No such restriction applies to deletions; using REPLACR-mutagenesis, Trehan... -
Protein Tagging with CRISPR/Cas9: A Conversation with Mendenhall and Myers
TypeBlog Post...over or write to us to get them. Even though we’re happy to provide them, that never works on a large scale..., or words of advice for people who may want to apply this tagging system to their own work? Mendenhall... -
CRISPR 101: Non-Homologous End Joining
TypeBlog Post...Here, we’ll discuss NHEJ, and how it impacts what happens to Cas9-mediated DSBs in the genome. Non-homologous...also be engaged by variants of the canonical Cas9 approach. A pair of CRISPR guides that flank regions of... -
Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens
TypeBlog Post...design,” she said. “Before it was a little like tapping in the dark - a lot of trial and error.” The structural...analyzing the data. It should be straightforward to apply the new library for use in various cell types and... -
Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur
TypeBlog Post...to today, Sample6 has changed focus and names, swapped leadership, and grown to 25 members. What is...competitions. After much learning, the focus of the application was changed, but Sample6 still leverages the ... -
Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors
TypeBlog Post...Instead, the size and A-T content of the DNA (apparently independent of a known specific sequence) dictate...non-physiological levels. Scientists have tried varied approaches to combat these issues. One method to reduce ... -
Lab Safety for Biosafety Levels One and Two
TypeProtocol...working in the lab. Do not eat, drink, chew gum, or apply makeup in the laboratory. Before you start your ...and uncluttered. Disinfect your workspace with appropriate materials. For example, you may use 70% ethanol...your lab supervisor what is available and the appropriate contact times for each agent. Make sure you have...autoclaved. Conclusion Although simple, following appropriate BSL-1 and BSL-2 protocol goes a long way. It ... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute
TypeBlog Post...It’s at Fred Hutch.” And I hadn’t seen it. So I applied and I got it.” Science writing at Fred Hutchinson...internship similar to Susan’s NEI internship. Application information can be found here Find tips for using... -
It’s Bioelectric! An Exciting Interdisciplinary Field of Research
TypeBlog Post... for non-neural cells, ion-based communication happens at a slightly slower scale. All living cells ...After attending this meeting I had an increased appreciation for the role of ion channels and pumps in developmental... -
Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment
TypeBlog Post...sequence has high GC or AT content, increase the overlapping region of the primer to 40-60 bp. It is always...these steps, you might want to reconsider your approach, and try a different cloning strategy. Once you've... -
Plasmid Tools for Microbiome Studies
TypeBlog Post...MAGIC plasmids here Paper-based synthetic biology approach to analyze gut microbiota and host biomarkers ...standards, the assay is semi-quantitative and can approximate mRNA concentration within a sample. Using this... -
Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load
TypeBlog Post...physicist, etc., is an immense task (it takes, ooh, approximately the length of your average PhD to achieve!) ...not communicating as clearly as you intended (it happens to us all!) and offer a variety of options to make... -
What's New in CRISPR - November 2021
TypeBlog Post...packaging of cargo sequences in the capsid, in an approach called Selective Endogenous eNcapsidation for ...therapeutically relevant gene targets and expand the application to the possible treatment of genetic disease.... -
Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies
TypeBlog Post...are particularly useful for certain research applications. Many secondary antibodies are polyclonal, as...antibody you’ll want to be sure to choose the appropriate controls to be sure the staining you are seeing... -
Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases
TypeBlog Post...spatiotemporal resolution than pharmacological or genetic approaches, but only a few such methods exist and they only...kinases good for? There are a number of potential applications for photoswitchable kinases. Below are a few... -
Addgene: The First Twenty Years
TypeBlog Post...Addgene is a totally invaluable resource. I really appreciate the work you do to make sharing reagents and ...electronic signatures to dramatically speed up MTA approvals. In 2013 we were thrilled to receive the Massachusetts... -
To Each HIS Own
TypeBlog Post...Janknecht 1991, Hochuli 1988). In this purification approach, the metal ions are immobilized on a bead or resin...Bannwarth W, Döbeli H, Gentz R and Stüber D. Genetic Approach to Facilitate Purification of Recombinant Proteins... -
All in a Twist: dsRNA
TypeBlog Post...RNA of cellular vs. viral origin and respond appropriately. When these sensing systems fail, diseases and...Fragile X syndrome, etc.). Hopefully now you can appreciate double stranded isn’t just for DNA. Untwisting... -
CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)
TypeBlog Post... out large regions of DNA and has anti-viral application potential as a result. Fast facts – PAM requirement... has been proposed to be useful for the same applications (RNA knockdown, RNA editing, etc.). The main... -
Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9
TypeBlog Post...derived from S. aureus. This means you can likely apply similar rational mutations to your Cas9 homolog ...may decrease worries about off target effects in applied and/or therapeutic settings. Will combining the... -
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing
TypeBlog Post...can end with some sort of model (cartoons are appreciated) to visually sum up all of the conclusions. In... in images etc)? Did they perform all of the appropriate controls? Refer back to the methods section for... -
Plasmids 101: Cre-lox
TypeBlog Post...proteins or co-factors, thus allowing for broad applications in a variety of experiments. LoxP (locus of ...more than two are present; intramolecular events happen with greater frequency than intermolecular events... -
Hot Plasmids - October 2020
TypeBlog Post... FP genes into C. elegans? By using a split FP approach. Split-wrmScarlet is a new split red FP that is...Hybrid for Multiplexed Editing and screening Applications (CHyMErA) Knockout Libraries express hybrid ... -
CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems
TypeBlog Post...found that at least 50% of on-target Cas9 edits happens within the first six hours. When added to human...B, Bondy-Denomy J (2020) Anti-CRISPR protein applications: natural brakes for CRISPR-Cas technologies.... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog Post...noticed one of the biggest differences between applying for an academic position versus an industry position...interview is an opportunity to learn something and then apply it to the next interview. Perhaps an interviewer... -
Rabies and Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog Post...Wickersham et al., 2007). Summary and RABV applications Use of G deleted RABV in conjunction with restricted...L, Ogawa SK, Vamanrao A, Uchida N. Whole-brain mapping of direct inputs to midbrain dopamine neurons. ... -
Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques
TypeBlog Post...paste, these E. coli are transformed with the appropriate plasmid and dsRNA expression is activated through...phenotypes of RNAi knockdown treatment should be apparent after three dsRNA feedings. Some of the phenotypes... -
Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells
TypeBlog Post...potential to be used for other types of CRISPR applications. Let’s take a look at the key components of ...ranging from 11% to 100%, a level similar to other approaches. Nanoblades can also be used to non-invasively... -
Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions
TypeBlog Post...assess protein-protein interactions. One popular approach is to fuse a protein of interest to each part ... you find these plasmids useful. Good luck, and happy experimenting! References and Resources Additional... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET
TypeBlog Post...within 1-10nm of each other and be oriented appropriately for energy transfer via dipole-dipole interaction..., which could monitor physical stresses or even apply forces (Gayrard and Borghi 2016) to a selected protein... -
Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
TypeBlog Post... for lightning-mediated gene transfer in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67(8), 3440–3444...Bacteria:Their Characteristics and Potential Applications in Biotechnology. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology... -
Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR
TypeBlog Post...location of the cut and subsequent edit. In these applications, location takes priority over cutting efficiency...in double stranded cleavage and base editing applications, with high editing capacity in both contexts... -
Tips for Technical Support Calls
TypeBlog Post..., I’m confident that these tips and tricks will apply to any biology-related customer support interaction...company. This might seem like a no-brainer, but it happens more frequently than you might think. The Addgene...