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  1. CRISPR Challenges: Standardization and Homology Directed Repair

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    ...Delivery The RNP delivery method consistently leads to high on-target editing and low off-target editing rates...SpCas9 The closer your edit is to the PAM site, the higher the efficiency of HDR repair. Check out this post...post to see if an engineered Cas9 variant might work for your experiment. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative...
  2. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    ...Keima accumulates in autolysosomes, this ratio is high. When untargeted, Keima can be used to measure bulk...autophagy-related microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B, or LC3. LC3 is a commonly used marker ...oligomerization Seeing red: simple GFP photoconversion Light sheet fluorescence microscopy Resources on Addgene.org...
  3. 5 Uncommon Ways to Gain Career Skills During an Uncommon Time

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    ...forward. Here are a few out-of-the-box ideas that might jump start your learning. 1. Create a peer mentoring...what’s a scientist to do with no live audience in sight? You could do a talk virtually for your peer mentoring...university or use your current contacts to ask who they might suggest you speak with. See this post that’s all...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid

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    ...their secondary structure, palindromic nature, and high GC content. This instability can cause partial loss...through ITRs due to their secondary structure and high GC content, but some companies now offer Sanger ...example, CAG is a strong promoter that drives very high, ubiquitous expression, while the human synapsin...
  5. Meet the New Addgene Board Members!

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    ...Baradaran says.  Baradaran’s path to science began in high school. “I had a great chemistry teacher in 10th...medicines can have on human health. As a teenager in high school, I knew that this is what I wanted to do,...ClonTracer Barcoding Library, a library that “enables the high-resolution tracking of more than 1 million cancer...
  6. Celebrate Open Data Day with Addgene’s AAV Data Hub!

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    ...and it is under copyright, you will need to obtain written approval from the copyright owner and will ...treatment conditions like drugs (Chemogenetics) or light (Optogenetics) to activate receptors? If you’re ...
  7. Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain

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    ...the ‘bells and whistles’ – including microscale light emitting diodes, thermal sensors, and microfluidic...channels. These features enable the fibers to emit light for optogenetic purposes, measure temperature, study...construct expressing channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), a blue light sensitive cation channel, fused to mCherry to the...
  8. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    ...makes them want to know more. This could be by outright stating the big-picture problem, by asking your...science storytelling. You can introduce your results right at the beginning of your communication, use conflict...storytelling options, and they all can be effective in the right circumstances.   However, in the midst of all these...
  9. Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level

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    ...determine genome-wide translational frequency. Although highly useful, this technique requires extensive sample... nucleus to bind cognate untranslated mRNAs. The high specificity and resolution of this system are achieved...SunTag Catch up on Your GFP Background Choose the Brightest Fluorescent Protein Resources on Addgene.org ...
  10. How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It

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    ...viral samples. Read on to learn how aqueous samples might be affected by dry ice, and specifically how dry... removing the caps, incubating the tubes in an upright position for 30 seconds, and then recapping the...to prevent any pH change, as we still observed a slight change in pH (from 7.4 to 6.8). It’s possible that...
  11. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    ...as virus? “Like all things in science, getting a high titer Cas9 lentivirus prep takes a bit of time and...lentivirus, we are providing lentiviral preps containing highly requested gRNAs including those targeting EGFP,...library has retained gRNA representation, produce high titer lentivirus from the library, ensure gRNA representation...
  12. Learning Technical Skills at a Lab Central Workshop

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    ...but thought we could learn a little bit more about high throughput DNA prepping by trying out NEB’s new ...generating a wide range of insert sizes and also produced high yields of quality libraries from small amounts of...summarize my experience in my first blog post! I highly recommend doing the same if you ever go to a workshop...
  13. Four Factors that Differentiate the Stem Cell Field

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    ...Director of Biology, Lianna Swanson, suggested that I might be able to attend the 10 Years of iPSCs Symposium...or tertiary, or non-existant). On the very first night of the iPSC symposium, a panel of thought leaders...Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about Efforts to Fight Rare disease with iPSCs Read About Addgene's Outreach...
  14. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    ...of mutant target (as low as 20 pg or 0.02%) in a high background of wild type targets. Comparatively, ...M. A Digital PCR-Based Method for Efficient and Highly Specific Screening of Genome Edited Cells. PLoS...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4735761. 6. Fu, Y. et al. High-frequency off-target mutagenesis induced by CRISPR-Cas...
  15. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    ...this context, but also specifically study it. They might be researching enhancer elements that control the...research describe the production of plasmids that might be useful for your work. The links below direct ...techniques, the posts below may steer you in the right direction! CAPTURE-ing Chromatin Interactions: Using...
  16. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    ...complicated? Well, while the techniques are straightforward, the systems – the cells growing and producing...And on top of that you need to worry about getting high enough expression of your protein of interest. If...by using Addgene’s Blue Flame award to identify highly requested GCE plasmids. But they’d also love scientist...
  17. Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype

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    ...variant that efficiently infects neurons, directs high-level transgene expression, and has retrograde functionality...genetic tool delivered by the AAV.   AAVrg requires high titers for efficient retrograde transport. For recombinase-dependent... at the injection site (Fischer, KB. 2019). The higher the titer, the more likely you are to see spurious...
  18. 7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer

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    ...their former interns to fill entry-level positions right out of college. Prior to March 2020, internships... a nationwide database of  STEAM internships for high school, college, and graduate students. In order...interview, inspect your technology, background, and lighting for a smooth performance. Most importantly, make...
  19. Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more

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    ...narrow down search results by adding more terms.  Weighting We determined the relative importance of different...given resource, and designed the search engine to weight search results differently according to where a...matches of a name in the depositor field will rank higher than matches of the same name in the publication...
  20. Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening

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    ...). As shown on the representative plate to the right, colonies with an insert-containing plasmid have... plates at 4C for few hours after the initial overnight incubation increases pigment precipitation, enhances...colonies. Take care in making your plates: X-gal is light and temperature sensitive and needs to be added ...
  21. How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference

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    ...interested in the same things you are on a deep level. Right away you have something in common. Namely, the scientific... field will know about grants and projects that might help your work Tenure can depend on your national...some of my best studies were designed over late night poker games at Gordon Conferences). You don’t want...
  22. Human Germline Editing Using CRISPR

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    ...zygotes at 18 hr post fertilization. They observed higher targeting efficiency than in iPSCs, but with the...scientists proceed with caution and with proper oversight from regulatory and ethics committees comprised... Check out Our New CRISPR Topic Page Read about High Fidelity CRISPR Variants Target Multiple Genes at...
  23. Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load

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    ... read an 11-page Cell paper - and sometimes, it might actually take me less time to read the book.  Intuitively...science communication, but the more you use, the higher cognitive load you are asking your audience to ...like the professor who once decided that to teach high school students PCR, they first had to understand...
  24. Antibodies 101: Conjugation

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    ...antibodies that produce detectable signals like light or color. In this post, we’ll go over some of the...chemiluminescent reaction. Chemiluminescence, which is light produced by a chemical reaction, can be detected...Whatever the conjugate, the molecules must somehow be tightly linked to your antibody. This chemical coupling...
  25. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    ...working with an endogenous locus. The most straightforward way to turn off expression permanently is to...- this section is for you! Many of the tools highlighted in this section can be used to turn expression...
  26. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    ...have less complementarity to the gRNA, they have a higher propensity to reform double helices and decrease...measurements to determine which portions of Cas9 might be important for nuclease specificity. They found...PMC4176945. 4. Kleinstiver, Benjamin P., et al. "High-fidelity CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases with no detectable...
  27. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    ..., TdTomato was seen only in cells with GFP, at a high activation frequency of 56-93%. In the converse ...Cre-DOG lacks the toxicity that can be seen with high levels of transcription activation domains. Both...constructing split variants should be relatively straightforward, but it is also possible to create split versions...
  28. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    ...chronic myeloid leukemia. Bhang says the work highlighted the importance of developing more potent ABL1...clonal dynamics in response to cancer therapy using high-complexity barcoding." Nature medicine 21.5 (2015...
  29. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?

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    ...launched an online career coaching program that might make her coaching more affordable for you. There...transitioning a scientist from academia to industry, you might want to consult the Cheeky Scientist. Their motto...Successful Industry Professionals”. This larger shop might appeal to some although most scientist coaches can...
  30. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    ...understanding of cell biology. We hope that these high-quality, highly specific plasmids, as well as the instructions...flooding the cell with a plasmid containing regions of high homology to the gene with the cut, we trick the ...
  31. Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research

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    ...undergraduate research questions. The idea is straightforward. Instructors first select a multi-gene pathway...O'Connor (left with Lab Director Doug Warner on the right) has taught courses in biochemistry, molecular cell...Addgene Videos to Learn about Basic Lab Techniques High School Students Explore Careers at Addgene Resources...
  32. Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells

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    ...endogenous retrovirus Rless glycoprotein (BaEVRless) had high rates of transduction for most cell types they tested...existing CRISPR delivery technologies, Nanoblades had higher rates for editing efficiency and lower rates of...zygotes, which results in albinism in mice. Of the eight mice born from Tyr Nanoblade treated zygotes, five...
  33. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    .... In the first blog post in this series, I’ll highlight terminology you should be familiar with before...the use of long single-stranded DNA have led to a higher efficiency of homologous recombination for precise...
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