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  1. Plasmid Grant to Aid Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana

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    ...expected when we originally sent out the call for applications. Cervical cancer screening in Ghana Gladys is...Papillomavirus (HPV). As Gladys wrote in her application, “Cervical Cancer is the leading cause of cancer...detection, treatment, and management. We are incredibly happy to hear that Gladys will be using plasmids in a ...Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant to a third round of applicants at the start of 2017 and would like to thank ...
  2. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    ...immunoprecipitation applications, but none of the traditional tags were suitable for both applications. To prove...These tags are easy to use in multiple common applications. Due to their limited effects on native protein...particularly in single-molecule or high-throughput applications. Perhaps IT5 and IT6 will even replace our older...
  3. A Conference By Postdocs For Postdocs: Future of Research

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    ... recent discussions of this apparently worsening crisis recently appeared in eLife: "A Fair Deal for PhD...news and updates. Scientists must do science to be happy. What do we have to change to ensure that all scientists..., there are some easy ways to get started. I am happy to work with any group of trainees interested in...
  4. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    ...cellular impediments. FRET has been used in many applications, including drug discovery by big pharma (i.e...innovation, valuable commodities in any NIH grant application! Using FRET, you may gain a new structural understanding...experiments. Donor Acceptor Tag R0 (Å)a Range (Å)b Applications CFP   Lumio Green Tc: CCPGCC 50 40-72 Intact...discovery–a review of theoretical aspects and recent applications." Current Chemical Genomics and Translational...Saraheimo, Satu, et al. "Time-Resolved FRET-Based Approach for Antibody Detection–A New Serodiagnostic Concept...
  5. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    ... is supposed to be impartial. The best science happens when scientists have 1) the courage to make mistakes...degree. It was a great, positive event that I hope happens again. Nicholas Thompson is a PhD Candidate studying...tirelessly in the lab where the groundbreaking research happens, sometimes forgetting how to engage with friends...galilei-dialogues-concerning-two-new-sciences). This is the approach policy makers take in abusing climate science ...defund science and stay silent. I was overwhelmingly happy to see so many others come out who feel the same...
  6. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...through an electric field to deflect them into appropriate containers. The machine is useful for distinguishing...on in vitro studies where it was difficult to apprehend the key role of specialized cell types and organs...Good two-photon probes when using a standard Ti:Sapphire Laser include: Blue-green fluorescent proteins...this requires other lasers than the standard Ti:Sapphire laser. It is also important to finely tune the...creation of mouse lines that can be used in fate mapping experiments. Immune response dynamics are much ...
  7. Science as Art

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    ... a serious academic subject, it is now being appreciated on an aesthetic level as well. Beautiful microscope...can be used as a way to better understand and appreciate the organism, for both scientist and non-scientist...the difference in some areas of conservation.” Appreciating science as an art form taps into an emotional...matter is seen to have increased value and is appreciated by a wider audience for more than just its biological...
  8. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    ...for both transient and stable gene expression applications in plants. This smaller, easily customizable... susceptible to Agrobacterium infection. At approximately 7 kb, pSiM24 is 2 and 6 kb smaller than commercially...these properties of pSiM24 are suitable for many applications, the plasmid can also be customized due to its...only for plant engineering and biotechnology applications, but also for foundational studies of promoter...
  9. An Addgene Summer Internship

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    ... had spent most of my junior year stressed out applying for summer programs. I spent one day at Addgene...internship opportunity taking place next summer.  I applied to Addgene and began the interview process with...that my decision deadline would be extended. I appreciated how flexible Amy was, which was the impression... before stepping foot into the lab itself. I appreciated that Addgene was treating all the high school...
  10. Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Science Writing

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    ...defining a couple of key terms is a better approach. Also, appealing images and colors draw people in. Drawing...should be. He debated taking a position as an application support/sales representative in industry or a...illustrations for summarizing mechanisms and applications that are relevant to things IDT does. I also...
  11. Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant: Accelerating Science Globally - 5 Scientists, 4 Countries & 3 Continents!

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    ...bacteria. Learn more about the different CRISPR applications in plants.     Transgenic yeast as source of...Vietnam Linh Bao Ton (center) is interested in applying gene technology to bacteria and plants. Her research... water repositories in Mexico. At Addgene we're happy to be able to support diverse groups of scientists...collaborations. Many thanks to all of the awardees, all who applied, and to Seeding Labs who helped us coordinate and...
  12. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    ...a custom, high-throughput screening platform to apply saturating mutagenesis on 21 positions in the protein...in plasmid form. Fig. 1: Summary of the approach and outcomes of the screen for improved genetically-encoded...blot, but we are actively testing it in other applications! If you try it out in a new assay, let us know...GFP-smFP-myc expressed from Plasmid 98926. See the Applications section on the Anti-c-Myc [9E10] page for more...
  13. Five Questions to Ask If You're Deciding Between a Master's or PhD Program

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    ...postings looking for PhD applicants since many will also accept applications from master’s candidates ...technical or product support specialist,” “field application scientist,” or “scientific or technical writer...Principal Scientist or Scientist I/II. Promotions don’t happen overnight though, and it might take longer to advance...
  14. Choosing Your Perfect Empty Backbone

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    ...types of yeast expression vectors. Consider your applications and experimental design. You can create a new...shuttle vectors. You may prefer the more traditional approach of an autonomously replicating vector that carries....g. pMT-puro). Worm vectors There are several approaches to studying YGOI's function in worms. Some of...a variety of other types of vectors for most applications used to study gene function. From making transgenic...
  15. Advice for Choosing a Research Project

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    ...project that combines an exciting new method or approach with another in a way not done before in your ... - maybe something used in astrophysics can be applied to fungal biology.” Connie Cepko advises students... technology to identify a problem, asking what approach will I take and what can I learn, learning the...importance of choosing a solid research topic and approach. At Addgene, we've heard of labs where new hires...
  16. History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution

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    ...proteins snip the foreign DNA into small fragments approximately 30bp in length and paste them into the CRISPR...various species and describe an assortment of applications. Despite the ubiquity of CRISPR/Cas toolkit,... multiple plasmids used for various platform applications. For more information on CRISPR/Cas, check out...for your research. Do you have a cool idea or application that involves CRISPR/Cas technology? Let us know...
  17. Natural or synthetic? How Addgene’s dataset reveals trends in biological innovation

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    ...opportunity to study it and see what happens when technological change happens really fast,” Thompson says. To...of sequence data. A group of scientists from MIT tapped into this data to learn about trends in synthetic...have generated robust tools that have practical applications in monitoring the accidental or intentional ...
  18. Antibodies 101: Avoiding the Mouse on Mouse Mess in IHC

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    ... “species on species”) immunochemistry (IHC) applications an issue? The culprits are endogenous IgGs in... same species as your primary/sample, and then applying this mixture to your tissue (Tuson, et al., 1990...After washing away unbound fragments, you can then apply your primary and secondary antibodies as normal....Partridge TA (1998). A New Blocking Method for Application of Murine Monoclonal Antibody to Mouse Tissue...
  19. The Strength of Story Telling

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    ...all things almost all of us are programmed to appreciate and understand. We build narratives around the...readers or listeners thus expanding the impact and appreciation for their research. Long story short, telling... to date, invite people to ask questions, be approachable. Engage with your audience and try to learn ...clear what was difficult and what was easy when appropriate. It might not be scientific to bring emotional...
  20. Hot Plasmids June 2018 - Reverse transcriptase, nanobody, and protein-DNA interaction tools

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    ...makes them more adaptable to a broad range of applications. Recently, the Spiess lab developed a set of...Institute focuses on proteomics: developing and applying new technologies to quantify proteins in tissues...Scientist in the group, developed a CRISPR-based approach to detect proteins that associate with specific...used to label all proteins within a radius of approximately 20 nm of a specific DNA sequence in only 1 min...
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