Anatomy of a Plasmid Page at Addgene
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...depositing lab. There may be other plasmids with similar names in the collection, but you can use this name...some of Addgene’s plasmids is an indication of popularity. A yellow flame indicates that a plasmid has ... on our website, one of the available filters popularity (e.g. only showing those plasmids which have ... than 100 times).
I guess it's cool to be popular, but how do I know if a plasmid is actually useful...If the depositor has indicated that there is a particular mutation found within the gene/insert, this information...means you can see which labs have already used a particular plasmid, and which experimental systems it was...