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  2. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    ...data to prove it is worthless. The OSER assay is currently the best way to test a fluorescent protein’s propensity...papers should be used with caution, since the difference between studies is substantial (e.g, the poor...conclude, we recommend that you try a couple of different fluorescent proteins when protein tagging is the...

  3. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    ...Rounding out the remainder, 2% of postdocs who weren’t going to get a salary increase prior to the injunction...that institutions have sent, with the lack of transparency and poor communication of their plans (many ...guest blogger Gary McDowell! Gary S. McDowell is currently the Executive Director of Future of Research. ...

  4. RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions

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    ...has lagged behind, likely due to limitations of current means to detect RNA-protein interactions. To address...proteins that interact with an RNA of interest. Current labeling methods are not ideal for in vivo work...The RaPID plasmids are available from Addgene! References Ramanathan, M., Majzoub, K., Rao, D.S., Neela...

  5. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    ...Association for Creatine Deficiencies (ACD) is a parent-let non-profit founded with the mission to support...newly independent faculty member studying sex differences in thoracic aortic disease,” Prakash says. In..., the lab hopes to capture the signalosome of different receptors upon stimulation. “To study cellular...

  6. Transferable Skills Guide: Problem Solving

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    ...recent positions outside of the lab. Granted, I currently work on the Scientific Support Team here at Addgene...resolves the issue.  If this sounds like about seven different skills to you, you are not wrong. Problem-solving...how you approach new challenges.     Know your strengths! Research experience presents ample opportunities...

  7. Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load

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    ...sources. Mode of communication Different modes of communication take up different amounts of mental bandwidth... you're asking of your audience and when things aren't working out, adjust the ask.  I used to do a lot...

  8. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ... plasmid libraries containing combinations of different gRNAs in each plasmid. Each gRNA combination can...et al 2016 and Wong et al 2015. Alan Wong is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Biomedical...systems. He can be contacted at [email protected].   References 1. Cheng, Allen A., Huiming Ding, and Timothy...

  9. Addgene's Tips for Plasmid Quality Control

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    ...plasmid) and any other important features that differentiate this plasmid from its predecessor. Important...sequencing provider. Each sequencing service will have different requirements for volume and concentration, and...Resources on the Addgene Website View our Plasmid Reference Pages Get Plasmid Backbone Information from Our...

  10. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    ...ligation process is close to 100% efficient. Another strength of Golden Gate cloning is its scalability. Unique...constructs, assemble standard plasmids parts in different combinations, or other new and exciting applications...constructs in a single, high-efficiency step. References: Sequential amplification of cloned DNA as tandem...

  11. 5 Steps to Writing Grant Proposals for Grad Students

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    ...creates strong, well-directed meaning and delivers strength to the sentence. Below are the typical sections...an opportunity to summarize the limitations of current state of the art technologies. Therefore, take ...address some, if not all, of the limitations of current methodologies. This section sets the stage for ...

  12. High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD

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    ...for either a circular or linear assembly. If you aren’t constricted to a specific number of fragments, ...base or 4-base overhangs, and with a variety of different enzymes and cycling conditions (see Table 1). ... and don’t forget to ask DAD for some help! References Potapov, V., Ong, J. L., Kucera, R. B., Langhorst...

  13. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    ...publish a new blog post, and live tweet from conferences. Find more tips on using social media as a scientist...communicate science. You can draw live sketches at conferences like @ATJCagan or create agar art with colorful...active with it, new doors started opening up. My current job as a Marie Curie Fellow is a direct consequence...

  14. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    ...a blot, you should not compare the strength of bands from different rounds of detection. Finally, stripping...abundant. If the abundance of your targets isn’t too different, consider antibody affinity: stronger binding ...

  15. Overcoming the Challenges of Lentiviral Production

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    ...transactivator, Tat. For more information on the different generations of lentiviral packaging systems please...experiment, it is recommended that you try a few different ratios of transfer, envelope, and packaging plasmids... Addgene’s website for additional resources. References Kumar M, Keller B, Makalou N, Sutton RE. Systematic...

  16. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    ...tools for genetic engineering. There are several different viral vectors to choose from, for example gamma-retrovirus...expressing RNAi pMKO.1 puro (Plasmid #8452) RNA interference (RNAi) is an RNA-mediated gene silencing mechanism...mammalian cells with a single viral infection. References Maetzig T, et al. Gammaretroviral Vectors: Biology...

  18. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Finding Relevant Papers

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    ...virtual bookshelf. Pro tip The “cited by” and references sections of a PubMed entry are great places to...great hack for finding relevant papers even if you aren’t familiar with the topic.  Meta Meta is a literature...This library can also be synced with a Mendeley reference manager account. Pro tip Sign up for weekly email...

  19. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    ...compatible with multiple FP(11) fragments, even from a different base FP (for example, EBFP2(1-10) can be used ... useful. Good luck, and happy experimenting! References and Resources Additional resources on the Addgene...inducible genome editing (Feng Zhang Lab 2015)  Reference Feng, S., Sekine, S., Pessino, V. et al. Improved...

  20. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    ...immunogenicity and range of serotypes allowing preferential infection of certain tissues. However, these...deletions at the 3’ end of the target sequence. Cpf1’s strength may lie in its low off-target editing rates, determined...Cpf1 fits into the genome editing landscape. References 1. Kim D, Kim J, Hur JK, Been KW, Yoon SH, Kim...

  21. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    ...white arrowheads). It is necessary to use two different pairs of target sites for this strategy to work...another. In the field of mouse genetics, FLEx is currently being used to study a wide variety of in vivo ...the genOway press release for more information. References: 1. Schnütgen F, Doerflinger N, Calléja C, Wendling...

  22. Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats

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    ...workshops, presentations, and lectures. There are currently around 1,000 active makerspaces around the world...learning and communicating with one another.      Currently our main focus is coding the molecular biology...academic labs, we have the capability to study many different mutants because the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center...

  23. How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion

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    ...format for events and sessions in scientific conferences. They can result in lively discussions with both...the moderator is not a panelist and will play a different role so her ability to control the event is what...spontaneity so a moderator should be prepared with different questions than those on the prep calls, but often...

  24. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies

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    ... the heat. Isolating male and female flies Differentiating male and female flies is essential for setting...their adult phase. It is important to clear out the parent crosses from the container before the progeny begin...thorax to look like stubble (sb). For a better reference of various fly phenotypes, check out the Classical...

  25. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    ...these vectors is controlled by a different promoter resulting in different levels of expression from each...labelled or modified amino acids that are useful in different downstream applications. Cell-free expression ...

  26. Academic vs. Industry Postdocs

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    ...AstraZeneca. Why I chose an industry postdoc I’m currently doing an industry postdoc in neuroscience at AstraZeneca... the process is similar to academia. The only difference is that your paper will be reviewed by an internal...blogger, Laura Desrochers! Laura Desrochers is currently a Postdoctoral Scientist at AstraZeneca. She has...

  27. Adenoviral Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Aims to Expand Genome Editing to Primary Cells

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    ...image provided by Manuel Gonçalves; made with BioRender.   Delivering gRNA and Cas9 using adenoviral...and CRISPR resources on Addgene's CRISPR page. References Beatty MS, Curiel DT (2012) Adenovirus Strategies...Zamyatnin AA Jr (2016) Viral vectors for gene therapy: Current state and clinical perspectives. Biochemistry Moscow...

  29. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    ...outcomes can be most effectively achieved with different CRISPR components. Select the appropriate CRISPR...cell lines is quite broad and includes several different methods, so we've summarized some key features...vitro cell culture. The user should review the current literature about their preferred model.  If your...

  30. CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery

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    ...expression of Cas9/gRNA and can be used for most of the current genome engineering applications of CRISPR including...comes down to the researcher’s familiarity with different systems.  Using Cas9-gRNA RNPs in your experiments...include genome engineering and microbiology.     References 1. Chen, Sean, et al. "Highly efficient mouse...

  31. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    ...Purification Good for antibody-based purification; has inherent enterokinase cleavage site GST Large Protein...protein as pure as possible? Vectors that offer different combinations of tags are readily available, and...information and some protocols can be found in the references provided. Additional resources: Young CL, Britton...

  32. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ...remainder of this blog post. Perhaps the biggest difference between Cas13a and Cas9 is that Cas13a binds ...SHERLOCK (depicted in figure 1) has been used to differentiate strains of Zika virus, genotype human DNA, identify...Gearing contributed to the update of this post. References 1. Abudayyeh, Omar O., et al. "C2c2 is a single-component...

  33. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    ...writer? That’s okay! Your cover letter needs to be coherent and free of typos and grammatical errors. It does...skills and experiences fit the job requirements, strengthened an application. Even so, there were examples...experience, having given more than 20 talks at conferences and taught for five years at [name of the university...

  34. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview

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    ... the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Are you currently on or planning to go on the academic job market...if your model is correct or your data favor a different model. Finding evidence for or against a model...the answer to your research problem. Creating a coherent unified story and model can help make your ideas...

  35. Lab to Office Culture Shock

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    ...jarring for the unprepared, and unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of resources out there for scientists making...tight-knit team like that can and will be a little gut-wrenching, but you can get that feeling of camaraderie again...etc.--so everyone’s experience will be a little different. Some of these changes you may enjoy immediately...

  36. Bioinformatics at Addgene

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    ... has been crucial for us to keep pace with our current need to analyze nearly 300 sequences each week.... address the need to accelerate science using different approaches. We were also encouraged to see that...pipelines for genomic data. Thanks to the flexibility inherent in Nextflow’s design, we were free to use multiple...

  37. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    ...no papers, it's unlikely you'll get a job. The currency of scientific success is publications and grants...to convince me that their search committee is different and needs to be told all of the nuances of the...technologies, i.e. video interviews. For point of reference, I submitted my applications all by snail mail...

  38. CRISPR 101: Homology Directed Repair

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    ... blog post on Easi-CRISPR for more details. References and resources Want to know more? Check out the...Genome Editing General Homologous Recombination References: Repair of Strand Breaks by Homologous Recombination...Cas-mediated Transgenesis (2018). Pubmed. CRISPR References: Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system...

  39. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...to a mouse model of muscular dystrophy. Three different splice site donor and acceptor sequences were ...for a transgene to be reconstituted, there is currently no one ideal split vector system. Overall the ...greater and more consistent transgene expression. References: Allocca M, Doria M, Petrillo M, Colella P, Garcia-Hoyos...

  40. Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange

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    ...Gram-negative bacteria become resistant to antibiotics! References Espah Borujeni, Amin, Anirudh S. Channarasappa...engineering in bacteria using homologous recombination." Current protocols in molecular biology 106.1 (2014): 1-...for allelic exchange Read our molecular biology reference Watch molecular biology protocol videos ...

  41. The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup

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    ...vegetable! What is an RNA aptamer? RNA is not inherently fluorescent and can be challenging to track intracellularly...similar properties to Broccoli despite binding to a different small molecule. Notably, like Broccoli, Red Broccoli...reports on the next additions to aptamer soup! References Alam, Khalid K., et al. "A fluorescent split ...

  42. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    ...Reporter (iGluSnFR) designed and improved by the Loren Looger and Kaspar Podgorski Labs now has a new version...control of one of seven enhancers specific for different interneuron populations. The enhancers span all...effort to develop molecular tools for studying different brain cell types. Look for more of these interneuron-targeting...

  43. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...therapeutic applications that better human health.     References Cong L, Ran FA, Cox D, Lin S, Barretto R, Habib... Does Not Require Ex Vivo Handling of Embryos. Current Protocols in Human Genetics 88: . https://doi.org...Models Using CRISPR‐Cas9‐Mediated Genome Editing. Current Protocols in Mouse Biology 6:39–66 . https://doi.org...

  44. Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork

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    ...Fast forward a few hundred years and there are currently about 5.5 million articles in the English version...a team is a really good way of creating and strengthening those social bonds. So never mind how much better... you find there’s a need for an expertise your current team members don’t have - sometimes you just don...

  46. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    ...click the "Save" button and jump around to the different pages by clicking on the appropriate boxes at ...at the bottom of the page before moving onto a different page so that any data you enter is not lost.   ...to the backbone, and the vector type. Pro Tip! Reference the Addgene ID in the "Backbone Manufacturer" ...

  47. New FLIS Plasmid (April Fools 2022)

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    ... this new technology as helpful as we have!  References and Resources Additional resources on the Addgene...Addgene blog:  Flies 101: Catching flies in the lab References Abril, U.N.O., et. al. (2022) A plasmid-based...

  49. SciComm with the Experts at Science in the News Part 1

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    ... the News hosts a podcast, seminars, a blog, conferences, and more for non-scientists. These programs ...Communicating with Non-Scientists How to Approach Different Audiences Listen to the SITN Podcast Many thanks...

  50. Celebrating the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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    ...Top7 receives the Nobel Prize. Created with BioRender.com. Top7 gets its name from “topology of protein...David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper! References Kuhlman, B., Dantas, G., Ireton, G. C., Varani...
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